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The present invention provides a planar illumination light source device by which uniform illumination light can be obtained over a wide area without increasing the thickness of LEDs in the radiation direction even when a highly directional light source such as LEDs is used, and a planar illumination device using this. The present invention includes a highly directional light source, a light guiding body having a radiation plane in a radiation direction of the light source, a casing that encloses the light source and seals planes other than the radiation plane of the light guiding body, inside reflection means provided in the entirety of the area between the casing and the light guiding body, and radiation side reflection means provided on the radiation plane and reflecting light from the light source at a prescribed ratio. A light emitting diode group consisting of one or a plurality of light emitting diodes is used as the highly directional light source.

Wirings each having a side face with a different angle, which is made accurately, in a desired portion over one mother glass substrate are provided without increasing the steps. With the use of a multi-tone mask, a photoresist layer is formed, which has a tapered shape in which the area of a cross section is reduced gradually in a direction away from one mother glass substrate. At the time of forming one wiring, one photomask is used and a metal film is selectively etched, whereby one wiring having a side face, the shape (specifically, an angle with respect to a principal plane of a substrate) of which is different depending on a place, is obtained.

The invention relates generally to methods of monitoring and controlling the processing of blood and blood samples, particularly the separation of blood and blood samples into its components. In one aspect, the invention relates to optical methods, devices and device components for measuring two-dimensional distributions of transmitted light intensities, scattered light intensities or both from a separation chamber of a density centrifuge. In embodiment, two-dimensional distributions of transmitted light intensities, scattered light intensities or both measured by the methods of the present invention comprise images of a separation chamber or component thereof, such as an optical cell of a separation chamber. In another aspect, the present invention relates to multifunctional monitoring and control systems for blood processing, particularly blood processing via density centrifugation. Feedback control systems are provided wherein two-dimensional distributions of transmitted light intensities, scattered light intensities or both are measured, processed in real time and are used as the basis of output signals for controlling blood processing. In another aspect, optical cells and methods of using optical cells for monitoring and control blood processing are provided.

The light-emitting apparatus includes a light-emitting element, a base body having, on its upper principal surface, a placement portion for emplacing thereon the light-emitting element; a first reflecting member formed in a frame-like shape and attached to the upper principal surface of the base body so as to surround the placement portion; a second reflecting member formed in a frame-like shape and attached to the upper principal surface of the base body so as to surround the first reflecting member; a light transmitting member provided inside the second reflecting member so as to cover the light-emitting element and the first reflecting member; and a first wavelength-conversion layer for converting a wavelength of light from the light-emitting element, the first wavelength-conversion layer being provided inside the light transmitting member disposed above the light-emitting element, spaced from the first and second reflecting members.

A rearview mirror system comprises a spotter mirror for providing an image of an object in a vehicle's blind zone to the vehicle's operator. A recognition enhancement device is provided with the spotter mirror for drawing the attention of the driver to the spotter mirror when an overtaking vehicle enters the driver's blind zone. The signaling display is activated by a sensing system which senses the presence of the overtaking vehicle in the blind zone. An electrochromic element is incorporated into the spotter mirror to reduce the intensity of light transmitted from the object and reflected from the spotter mirror. Activation of the electrochromic element to darken the spotter mirror will induce the operator to observe the object in the spotter mirror.

A display comprises: a transmissive pixellated spatial light modulator (21); and a backlight (22). The backlight has a light-transmissive waveguide (26), with a first face of the waveguide being opposed to the spatial light modulator (21). The first face of the waveguide comprises a plurality of regions that are not totally internally reflective for at least one polarisation of light propagating within the waveguide, and the remainder of the first face of the waveguide is totally internally reflective for light propagating within the waveguide. Light is extracted from the waveguide at the regions where first face of the waveguide is not totally internally reflective. The pitch of the regions where first face of the waveguide is not totally internally reflective is substantially an integer multiple of the pitch of the pixels of the spatial light modulator.

A panel which comprises a substrate of transparent or translucent material having applied to one or both sides a design superimposed on, or forming part of, an opaque pattern so that the design on one side of the panel cannot be seen from the other side. This is a Reissue of a Patent which was the subject of a Reexamination Certificate No. B1 4,673,609, dated Jul. 25, 1995, Request No. 90/003,201, Sep. 21, 1993.

The head-mounted display 1 has a rear arm 2, an accommodating part 3 that is attached to the rear arm 2, a display arm 4 that is held in the accommodating part 3 so that this display arm 4 can be accommodated, a display part 5 which is attached to the tip end of the display arm 4 so that this display part 5 can pivot, and headphones 6 which are disposed on both end parts of the rear arm 2, as main parts. A flat cable 12 which supplies a power source and signals to the image display device 7 is led into the accommodating part 3 via a wiring attachment part 13, and is fastened to the accommodating part 3 by the wiring attachment part 13. In the accommodating part 3, the intermediate part of the flat cable 12 is fastened by a wiring retainer 14. Then, this flat cable 12 enters the display arm 4 from the rear end part of the display arm 4, and is further conducted to the image display device 7 inside the display part 5 via a spherical-surface coupling 10. As a result, a head-mounted display can be obtained in which there is no interference with human activity by the wiring, and in which no feeling of bother is created.

There is provided a light-emitting apparatus with favorable radiation light intensity, which is excellent in light extraction efficiency, color temperature and color rendering property. The light-emitting apparatus includes a light-emitting element, a base body having, on its top surface, a placement portion for emplacing thereon the light-emitting element, a frame body attached to the top surface of the base body so as to surround the placement portion, a light transmitting member disposed inside the frame body so as to cover the light-emitting element, and phosphors contained in the light transmitting member, which performs wavelength conversion on the light emitted from the light-emitting element. The light transmitting member has a pre-cured viscosity ranging from 0.4 to 50 Pa.s.

A spatial light modulator has: a support substrate that has an electrode layer; and a movable thin film that has at least an electrode layer, and that is opposingly placed above the support substrate with being separated by a predetermined gap distance in a manner that the movable thin film is flexurally deformable toward the support substrate, and in which a predetermined driving voltage is applied between the electrode layer of the support substrate and the electrode layer of the movable thin film to cause the movable thin film to be deflected toward the support substrate by an electrostatic force acting between the electrode layers. A returning electrode is disposed on an side of the movable thin film opposite to the side which is opposed to the support substrate to apply an electrostatic force of attracting the movable thin film when a driving voltage is applied.

Apparatus and methods for treating psychiatric disorders, mood disorders and circadian rhythm disorders with a multi-stage light protocol are disclosed. The presently disclosed multi-stage light protocol provides a synergistic treatment including up to 4 types of therapies: bright light therapy, extended sleep deprivation therapy, dawn simulation therapy and short to medium wavelength light therapy. According to some embodiments, the first stage of the protocol includes a first time window of 20 minutes during which, for a majority of the time, the light intensity is between 50 lux and 2000 lux. According to some embodiments, the second stage of the protocol includes a second time window of at least 90 minutes during which, for every 10 minute period within the second time window, for a majority of the time, the light intensity is exceeds 100 lux. According to some embodiments, the third stage of the protocol includes a third time window of 60 minutes during which, for a majority of the time, the light intensity exceeds 2000 lux In some embodiments, the light is provided by apparatus including a plurality of LEDs. Typically, the light includes white light having a broad spectrum. In some embodiments, the light further includes light having a medium wavelength, for example, wavelengths between 520 nm and 535 nm.

An image capturing system, image processing system, and camera in which color can be precisely corrected to realize invariability of color through simple calibration while decreasing the area of a reference image part. The system comprises a camera having a lens, an image capturing system device, and a reflecting surface. Reference signal values (rn, gn, bn) are determined by averaging the intensities of the reflected lights of a reference scene received by the image capturing system device from the respective color channels of a plurality of pixel parts. The reference signal values represent the light source color, and a main image is corrected using the reference signal values.

An optical pulse source comprising a DPSS pump laser, a photonic crystal fiber (PCF), and acousto-optic modulator (AOM) gating device is disclosed. The pump pulses are coupled through lenses to the AOM gating device, which is synchronized to the pump laser and is operable to gate the pump pulses to a reduced repetition rate Rr=Rf/N, where Rf is the pump laser fundamental frequency. The pulses from the AOM are injected via optics into the PCF. Propagation through the PCF causes the pulses to broaden spectrally to produce optical supercontinuum pulses. An optical pulse source that further includes an acousto-optical tunable filter (AOTF) operable to convert the optical supercontinuum pulses into wavelength variable output pulses is also provided. A method of scaling the energy of the optical supercontinuum pulses is also disclosed.

A display panel and a display device thereof are provided. The display panel comprises a display module comprising a first substrate and a first polarizer, wherein a light-exiting surface of the display module is arranged on an outer side of the first polarizer; a fingerprint recognition module disposed on an outer side of the first substrate and comprising a fingerprint recognition layer and a second polarizer disposed on an inner side of the fingerprint recognition layer; and a light source disposed on an inner side of the first polarizer. The fingerprint recognition layer recognizes fingerprint based on fingerprint signal light. The first polarizer is engaged with the second polarizer, such that the fingerprint signal light is transmitted through the first polarizer and the second polarizer without a light intensity loss, and the second polarizer reduces the light intensity of fingerprint noise light.

A plurality of beams of illumination light are emitted from a LIDAR device over a range of angles and scanned about an axis of rotation. The range of angles includes the axis of rotation. Intermediate electronics boards provide mechanical support and electrical connectivity between a rotating electronics board and various elements of a light emission and collection engine. One or more of the optical elements of the collection optics, the illumination optics, or both, is constructed from one or more materials that absorb light outside of a predetermined wavelength range. An overmolded lens is fixedly coupled to one or more of the light detecting elements to collect incoming light over a larger range of angles. A lens element is disposed in the light path between a light emitting element and the illumination optics to flatten the intensity distribution of light emitted from the light emitting element to reduce peak intensity.

An appliance having at least one component, a receiver, and a controller. The component is configured to operate in a normal operation mode and a resource savings mode; wherein an instantaneous resource demand of the at least one component is greater during the normal operation mode than during the resource savings mode. The receiver is adapted to receive a curtailment signal. The controller is connected to the receiver and the component, and determines if a curtailment signal has been received by the receiver. If the curtailment signal was received, the controller determines whether the component should be operated in the resource savings mode, and if so, the controller operates the component in the resource savings mode, and if not, the controller operates the component operated in the normal operation mode.

The invention comprises a method for measuring the relative thickness of the lipid layer component of the precorneal tear film on the surface of an eye after distribution of the lipid layer subsequent to blinking. Light is directed to the lipid layer of a patient's eye with an illuminator. The illuminator is a broad spectrum light source covering the visible region and is a lambertion light emitter such that the light source is specularly reflected from the lipid layer and undergoes constructive and destructive interference in the lipid layer. The specularly reflected light is collected and focused using a collector such that the interference patterns on the tear film lipid layer are observable. The collector also produces an output signal representative of the specularly reflected light which is suitable for further analysis, such as projection on to a high resolution video monitor or analysis by or storage in a computer. In order to facilitate ease of measurement, the patient's head may be positioned on an observation platform when the illuminator directs light to the lipid layer of the patient's eye.

The invention discloses a method for cultivating tea comprising the steps of, tea plantation sun screening, planting deciduous arbor around the tea plantation and between the tea trees, covering the tea plantation through rice straw and planting bean green manure, applying special-purpose fertilizer for organic tea, inoculating beneficial soil organisms and soil creatures including right amount of earthworm, finally carrying out irrigation through mini- sprinkling irrigation system in high temperature dry seasons.

The invention relates to a sleep disturbance monitoring apparatus (1) for monitoring a sleep disturbance of a person. An ambience disturbance profile, which describes which levels and/or changes of an ambient signal, which is, for example, a temperature signal or a noise signal, are related to disturbed sleep, is amended depending on a correlation between the ambience signal and a sleep signal which is indicative of the quality of the sleep of the person. After the ambience disturbance profile has been amended, an environmental disturbance factor, which disturbs the sleep, is determined based on a comparison of an actual ambient signal with the amended ambience disturbance profile, wherein information regarding the determined environmental disturbance factor is output to the person on an output unit. This allows providing personalized information regarding environmental sleep disturbance factors, i.e. the information considers the individual susceptibility of a person for environmental disturbances during sleep.

There is disclosed a distributed optical fibre sensing system in which the sensor fibre comprises at least first and second waveguides used for separate sensing operations. The sensor fibre may be, for example, a double clad fibre having a monomode core and a multimode inner cladding.

The invention comprises an apparatus for measuring the relative thickness of the lipid layer component of the precorneal tear film on the surface of an eye after distribution of the lipid layer subsequent to blinking is disclosed. An illuminator directs light to the lipid layer of a patient's eye. The illuminator is a broad spectrum light source covering the visible region and is a lambertion light emitter such that the light source is specularly reflected from the lipid layer and undergoes constructive and destructive interference in the lipid layer. A collector collects and focuses the specularly reflected light such that the interference patterns on the tear film lipid layer are observable. The collector also produces an output signal representative of the specularly reflected light which is suitable for further analysis, such as projection on to a high resolution video monitor or analysis by or storage in a computer. In order to facilitate ease of measurement, the patient's head may be positioned on an observation platform when the illuminator directs light to the lipid layer of the patient's eye.

In an image projection on a screen, an image projection apparatus improves the safety of entry into a projection region by the human body and does not bring about the increase of complexity of the configuration thereof owing to the improvement of the safety. A monitoring area is regulated on the outside of the projection area (3) of the screen (2). A detection wave such as infrared rays is emitted from a detection wave source (1c) of the image projection apparatus (1). A reflection wave from the monitoring area is detected by reflection wave detection means (1d) such as a CCD sensor. Whether the human body or an obstacle enters the monitoring space, which is surrounded by a detection wave (4) between the main body unit of the image projection apparatus (1) and the screen (2), or not is detected. Once the entry is detected, the intensity of the radiation light traveling toward the projection area (3) is reduced or cut off according to the situation or the degree of the entry.