3396 results about "High transmittance" patented technology

An article comprising a surface portion is provided. The surface portion has a plurality of primary features, and the primary features have a height dimension in the range from about I micron to about 500 microns, an aspect ratio in the range from about 0.5 to about 10, and a spacing dimension in the range from about 0.5 to about 50 feature width units. The surface portion comprising the features has a wettability of the surface sufficient to generate, with a reference fluid, a static contact angle of greater than about 120 degrees and a total transmission of at least about 70% in the visible range of electromagnetic radiation.

A touch panel includes: a transparent substrate; and a transparent multi-layered structure disposed on the substrate and including transparent inner and outer anti-reflection layers and a transparent touch control layer that is sandwiched between the inner and outer anti-reflection layers and that is made from an electrically conductive material. The inner anti-reflection layer has an anti-reflection film. At least one of the outer anti-reflection layer and the anti-reflection film has an optical thickness sufficient for generating destructive interference among reflections from the substrate, the outer anti-reflection layer, the anti-reflection film, and the touch control layer.

A microneedle array device and its fabrication method are provided. The microneedle array device comprises a supporting pad and plural of microneedles. Each microneedle has a top portion with a via thereon, thereby the microfluid may flow in or out. The intersection between the top portion and the inner tube of a microneedle forms a convex needle structure, and is almost perpendicular to the upper surface. For each microneedle, a hollow closed tube is formed between the top portion and the supporting pad. The fabrication method uses the substrates with high transmittance and plural of convex area thereon as the upper and lower caps, and applies a photolithography process to fabricate a microneedle array mold. It then sputters or electroplates metal material on the mold. The microneedle array is formed after having taken off the mold. It is a simple fabrication process.

A solution for forming a film having a high transmittance and a low reflectivity for visible light, a low transmittance for near infrared radiation, and a surface resistivity of at least 106 ohms/square. It contains fine particles of a hexaboride of Y, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Th, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu, Sr or Ca, and fine particles of ITO or ATO in a weight ratio of from 0.1:99.9 to 90:10. Also disclosed is a film formed on at least one side of a resin film as a base, for cutting off solar heat radiation.

A transmittance overcoat with effectively planar top surface and specified optical and materials properties is applied above a microlens layer to extend the focal length and enhance the performance of long focal length microlenses for semiconductor array color imaging devices. The geometrical optics design factors and microelectric fabrication sequence to achieve optimized long focal length microlens performance are disclosed. The principal advantages of the adaptive process taught in the present invention is shown to enable real-time compensation adjustments for process and material variations. The overcoat process enables simplified single-layer integrated microlens optics for low-cost, high volume manufacturing of CMOS and CCD color video cameras.

There are provided a thin wire grid polarizer having a high transmittance, a high quenching ratio and a high degree of polarization, and a method for producing the same at low costs. A fluoridated polyimide thin film 12, a hydrophilic thin film 13 and a hydrophobic thin film 14 are sequentially stacked on a glass substrate 11 to be pressed by a die 1 from the side of the hydrophobic thin film 14 to transfer the fine pattern of groove forming protrusions 3 of the die 1 to the hydrophobic thin film 14 and hydrophilic thin film 13 by the nano-imprinted lithography technique, and then, metal fine wires are caused to grow by plating.

The subject invention pertains to electrochromic polymers and polymer electrochromic devices. In a specific embodiment, two complementary polymers can be matched and incorporated into dual polymer electrochromic devices. The anodically coloring polymers in accordance with the subject invention can allow control over the color, brightness, and environmental stability of an electrochromic window. In addition, high device contrast ratios, high transmittance changes, and high luminance changes can be achieved, along with half-second switching times for full color change. Also provided are electrochromic devices such as advertising signage, video monitors, stadium scoreboards, computers, announcement boards, warning systems for cell phones, warning/information systems for automobiles, greeting cards, electrochromic windows, billboards, electronic books, and electrical wiring. The subject invention also provides for the use of complementary electrochromic polymers in the manufacture of electrochromic devices. In some embodiments, the devices of the invention can be prepared using metal vapor deposition or line patterning.

An extreme ultraviolet light source apparatus in which only particles having a high transmittance for EUV light adhere to an EUV collector mirror even if fast ions emitted from plasma collide with a structural member in a vacuum chamber, and thereby, the reflectance thereof is not easily degraded. The apparatus includes: a vacuum chamber; a target supply unit for supplying a target to a predetermined position in the vacuum chamber; a driver laser for applying a laser beam to the target to generate the plasma; a collector mirror for collecting and outputting extreme ultraviolet light emitted from the plasma; a collector mirror holder for supporting the collector mirror; and a shielding member formed of a material having a high transmittance for the extreme ultraviolet light, for shielding the structural member such as the collector mirror holder from the ions generated from the plasma.

An imaging device includes: a pixel array part in which a plurality of pixels with different characteristics of spectral sensitivity are arranged in an array and which converts light transmitted through the pixel into an electric signal, wherein in the pixel array part, among a first color filter pixel, a second color filter pixel, and a third color filter pixel, each including a color filter, at least a plurality of the first color filter pixels and the second color filter pixels is arranged in an oblique pixel array system, and a clear pixel having a high transmittance is arranged in an oblique pixel array system at a given position of a given row and a given column in the oblique pixel array with respect to the first color filter pixel, the second color filter pixel, and the third color filter pixel.

An energy-efficient street luminaire includes a luminaire housing having a heat sink in the form of outwardly extending fins integrally formed with the luminaire housing and abutting an LED junction. The luminaire also includes an LED array housed within the luminaire housing and an optical system with a high transmittance glass surrounding the LED array and the LED junction providing for the effective transmission of light generated by the LED array. An electronic driver is coupled to the LED arrays for controlling the transmission of electricity thereto.

The present invention provides a liquid crystal composition with positive dielectric anisotropy, comprising: one or more compounds selected from compounds expressed in general formula I, general formula II, and general formula III, and a combination thereof as a first component; one or more compounds selected from compounds expressed in general formula IV, general formula V, and general formula VI, and a combination thereof as a second component, the dielectric anisotropy of the first component being positive, and the dielectric anisotropy of the second component being negative. The liquid crystal composition not only maintains advantages such as fast response, a low drive voltage, a high clearing point, low rotary viscosity, appropriate optical anisotropy and appropriate dielectric anisotropy of IPS liquid crystal, but also significantly improves the transmittance of the liquid crystal display. Compared with existing IPS liquid crystal with positive dielectric anisotropy, the liquid crystal composition can improve the transmittance by 5 to 20%. The present invention further provides a liquid crystal display including the liquid crystal composition of the present invention and having an IPS display mode.

The present invention provides a coating for a transparent substrate which exhibits a “neutral” color through a wide range of angles of incidence of light. The coating employs a base coat adjacent the transparent substrate having a thickness of no more than about 275 Å and may include two reflective metal layers having an intermediate layer of an anti-reflective metal oxide therebetween and an outer anti-reflective layer of metal oxide over the second reflective metal layer. If so desired, the coating of the invention may include an abrasive-resistant overcoat as its outermost layer. This overcoat is desirably formed of an abrasive-resistant metal oxide, such as zinc oxide applied at a thickness which does not significantly affect the optical properties of said coated substrate.

Provided is an X-ray generator which includes: an electron path 8; a target 9c disposed on a substrate 9a, in which electrons having passed through the electron path 8 are made to emit at the target 9c and to generate an X-ray, wherein: the target 9c is disposed at the central area of the substrate 9a; at least a part of a peripheral area of the substrate 9a which is not covered with the target 9c has higher transmittance than that of the central area of the substrate 9a covered with the target 9c, with respect to the X-ray generated when electrons having reflected from the target enter an inner wall of the electron path. X-ray generation efficiency may be improved by effectively using electrons reflected off the target 9c.

To provide a display device with low power consumption. The display device includes a plurality of pixels each having a light-emitting element having a structure in which light emitted from a light-emitting layer is resonated between a reflective electrode and a light-transmitting electrode, wherein no color filter layers are provided or color filter layers with high transmittance are provided in pixels for light with relatively short wavelengths (e.g., pixels for blue and/or green), and a color filter layer is selectively provided in pixels for light with a long wavelength (e.g., pixels for red), and thereby maintaining color reproducibility and consuming less power.

Metal nanowires with high linearity can be produced using metal salts at a relatively low temperature. A transparent conductive film can be formed using the metal nanowires. Particularly, the transparent conductive film has high transmittance, low sheet resistance, and good thermal, chemical and mechanical stability. The transparent conductive film has a high electrical conductivity due to the high linearity of the metal nanowires. The metal nanowires take up 5% or less of the volume of the transparent conductive film, ensuring high transmittance of the transparent conductive film. Furthermore, the metal nanowires are useful as replacements for existing conductive materials, such as ITO, conductive polymers, carbon nanotubes and graphene. The metal nanowires can be applied to flexible substrates and other various substrates due to their good adhesion and high applicability to the substrates. Moreover, the metal nanowires can find application in various fields, such as displays and solar cell devices.

An image display system includes a polarized image projection device, a polarization preserving transmissive diffusiver, and a polarizing reflector element as a non-blocking mirror (referred to as a "combiner"). The combination of a polarization preserving transmissive diffuser or rear projection screen and a polarizing reflector results in a high brightness HUD for applications including automotive, aerospace, or other applications where HUD systems are used. The system also maintains the low haze and high transmittance of the windshield that will meet the requirement of standards of windshields for motor vehicles and similar applications.