403 results about "Holography" patented technology

A lidar-based apparatus and method are used for the solid state steering of laser beams using Photonic Integrated Circuits. Integrated optic design and fabrication micro- and nanotechnologies are used for the production of chip-scale optical splitters that distribute an optical signal from a laser essentially uniformly to an array of pixels, said pixels comprising tunable optical delay lines and optical antennas. Said antennas achieve out-of-plane coupling of light.As the delay lines of said antenna-containing pixels in said array are tuned, each antenna emits light of a specific phase to form a desired far-field radiation pattern through interference of these emissions. Said array serves the function of solid state optical phased array.By incorporating a large number of antennas, high-resolution far-field patterns can be achieved by an optical phased array, supporting the radiation pattern beam forming and steering needed in solid state lidar, as well as the generation of arbitrary radiation patterns as needed in three-dimensional holography, optical memory, mode matching for optical space-division multiplexing, free space communications, and biomedical sciences. Whereas imaging from an array is conventionally transmitted through the intensity of the pixels, the optical phased array allows imaging through the control of the optical phase of pixels that receive coherent light waves from a single source.

Disclosed is a multiplexing method and apparatus that allows holograms to be spatially multiplexed with partial spatial overlap between neighboring stacks of holograms. Each individual stack can additionally take full advantage of an alternate multiplexing scheme such as angle, wavelength, phase code, peristrophic, or fractal multiplexing, for example. An amount equal to the beam waist of the signal beam writing a hologram separates individual stacks of holograms. Upon reconstruction, a hologram and its neighbors will all be readout simultaneously. An filter is placed at the beam waist of the reconstructed data such that the neighbors that are read out are not transmitted to the camera plane. Alternatively, these unwanted reconstructions can be filtered out with an angular filter at an intermediate plane in the optical system that has a limited angular passband.

A system for the production of a dynamic image for use in holography includes a light source (16) which travels via a liquid crystal modulator (18) placed in the path of the light source (16). The output of the LC modulator (18) passes modulated light through a lens array (22) which itself guides light to an optically addressed spatial light modulator (24). The resulting real image from the optically addressed spatial light modulator (24) may be used in holography. The addressing frame-rate of the liquid crystal modulator (18) is substantially greater than the frame-rate of the optically addressed spatial light modulator (24).

A series of holograms is recorded by synchronizing a camera with laser pulses under the control of a digital delay generator. Amplitude and phase images are calculated while image distances are adjusted for the best focus on the object under observation. The amplitude and phase images are reconstructed while adjusting the image distances over a predetermined range to maintain the object in focus. Numerical superposition of a plurality of holographic fields taken with varying wavelengths provides high resolution microscopic three-dimensional imaging. Numerical reconstruction is based on an angular spectrum method that enables calculation of the image at any distance from the hologram plane. Wavelength scanning digital interference holography also enables image reconstruction along an arbitrarily tilted plane.

A method for recording information on a recording medium utilizing an interference pattern by interference between an information light modulated spatially with digital pattern information displayed on a spatial light modulator having multiple pixels and a reference light for recording. In order to provide a novel recording method capable of enhancing the recording density and the transfer rate furthermore, digital information to be recorded is represented by match / mismatch of the attributes of adjacent pixels in the spatial light modulator to produce digital pattern information.

A holographic direct-view display system uses holographic integral imaging techniques that is an auto stereoscopic way to reproduce parallax and occlusion. The display is not resolution limited and is scalable to display life size images if desired. The system can be used to transmit 3D depictions of a scene at video and sub-video rates as well as other information, such as images of documents or computer generated images. The images may be captured, transmitted and displayed in real-time (or near real-time) for telepresence or stored for time-shifted display. The system combines integral holography, a pulsed laser to record the hologram at high speed and a dynamic refreshable holographic material such as a photorefractive polymer as a recording media. The system uses techniques to write, read and erase the updateable hologram that allow the holographic material, hence direct-view display to remain stationary throughout each of the processes for continuous presentation of the hologram to the audience. The system may write, read and erase at the same time and continuously to increase throughput. This system may also use additional novel techniques to improve brightness, efficiently implement a full-parallax display and to implement a full-color display in a transmission geometry.

In-line holography to create images of a specimen, such as one or more particles dispersed in a transparent medium. Analyzing these images with results from light scattering theory yields the particles' sizes with nanometer resolution, their refractive indexes to within one part in a thousand, and their three dimensional positions with nanometer resolution. This procedure can rapidly and directly characterize mechanical, optical and chemical properties of the specimen and its medium.

The present invention makes it possible to reduce the size of an optical system for multiplex recording or reproduction of information utilizing holography.A pick-up (11) of an optical information recording / reproducing apparatus generates information light by spatially modulating laser light emitted by a light source device (25) with a spatial light modulator (18) depending on the information to be recorded and generates reference light for recording having a spatially modulated phase by spatially modulating the phase of laser beam emitted by the light source device (25) with a phase-spatial light modulator (17). The information light and the reference light for recording are projected upon an optical information recording medium (1) such that they converge in different positions, and information is recorded in the hologram layer (3) in the form of an interference pattern as a result of interference between the information light reflected by a reflecting film (5) and the reference light for recording. The positioning of the information light and the reference light for recording is carried out based on information recorded in address servo areas (6).

Apparatus and method for recording and reproducing optical information using holography is designed to provide a small configuration and to improve the S / N ratio of reproduced information. During recording, a phase spatial light modulator generates information light spatially modulated in phase based on information to be recorded, and recording-specific reference light, that irradiate an information recording layer of an optical recording medium to record the information in the form of an interference pattern, resulting from interference between the information light and the recording-specific reference light. During reproduction, reproduction-specific reference light irradiates the information recording layer to generate reproduction light which is superimposed on the reproduction-specific reference light to generate composite light. The composite light is detected by a photodetector to reproduce the information.

A high spatial resolution phase-sensitive technique employs a scanning near field ultrasound holography (SNFUH) methodology for imaging elastic as well as viscoelastic variations across a sample surface. SNFUH uses a near-field approach to measure time-resolved variations in ultrasonic oscillations at a sample surface. As such, it overcomes the spatial resolution limitations of conventional phase-resolved acoustic microscopy (i.e. holography) by eliminating the need for far-field acoustic lenses.

The invention discloses a high-speed hot stamping gum used for holographic positioning electrochemical aluminium and the preparation method. The gum prepared through the formulation and the method of the invention can achieve good adhesive effect under the appropriate temperature and pressure, and the appropriate release coating is added, thus the holographic image information of the holographic electrochemical aluminium can be stripped and cemented on the surface of the scalded object at the high speed. The fragileness of the gum is moderate, therefore, the trimming performance of the holographic image is good in the hot stamping process, the gum is particularly applied to high-speed hot stamping on the surface of the sheet paper and the printing ink with which the density and the hardness are big, the surface energy is low, the surface wettability is poor, and the general coating liquor is difficult to be transferred and cemented on.

The invention discloses a near-to-eye display system, which comprises a light source system, a light guide system and an image display system, wherein the image display system is used for displaying a hologram; the light source system is used for inputting a lighting beam to the light guide system; and the light guide system is used for carrying out transmission and expansion on the lighting beam and then enabling the beam to irradiate on the hologram displayed by the image display system to activate the hologram in a transmission mode. Correspondingly, the invention also discloses a head-mounted display device. The waveguide light guide technology and the computational holography technology are integrated fully, and thus, the near-to-eye display system is light and delicate, and large-view field display and depth adjustment through computational holography can be realized.

The invention relates to a manufacture method for holographic direct plating lining paper which belongs to the technical field of an aluminum-plated paper manufacture method. The working procedures include: (1) providing a film; (2) carrying out laser holographic contour forging treatment on the film; (3) coating a layer of compound glue dope on the surface of the film with the holographic layer and then compounding with a lining paper base; (4) peeling off the film to obtain the paper base with holographic information and meeting the water requirements of aluminum plating; (5) plating aluminum on the coat of the paper base; (6) subsequent treatment of aluminum plating; core: compounding the coat printed with a holographic pattern on the paper base to replace the spreading pre-treatment on the paper base and directly carrying out vacuum aluminum plating on the surface of a dope layer. The invention has the effects that: 1, the quality of the holographic lining paper is high and completely removes various defects of the lining paper manufactured by a common direct plating method; 2 the technique step is simple; besides, as a BOPP film can be repeatedly used, the cost can be reduced, thus being suitable for batch manufacture; 3, compared with the common direct plating lining paper, the holographic pattern is added, thus being beneficial to anti-fake of the product and improving the grade of the product.

An optical router switch array includes a plurality of switchable mirror elements having holographic liquid crystal arranged in stack cells. Each of the mirror elements is isolated electrically from the other switchable mirror elements by a plurality of substrates alternative arranged between the switchable mirror elements. Holographic gratings are formed on the holographic liquid crystal by exposure to holography at predetermined incident angles. A single switchable mirror element can also be provided in cases where an array is not required. The switchable mirror elements are polarization insensitive, stable within the operational spectral region, and stable versus temperature. The invention also includes methods for manufacturing a single switchable mirror element and the optical arrray.

A lidar-based apparatus and method are used for the solid state steering of laser beams using Photonic Integrated Circuits. Integrated optic design and fabrication micro- and nanotechnologies are used for the production of chip-scale optical splitters that distribute an optical signal from a laser essentially uniformly to an array of pixels, said pixels comprising tunable optical delay lines and optical antennas. Said antennas achieve out-of-plane coupling of light.As the delay lines of said antenna-containing pixels in said array are tuned, each antenna emits light of a specific phase to form a desired far-field radiation pattern through interference of these emissions. Said array serves the function of solid state optical phased array.By incorporating a large number of antennas, high-resolution far-field patterns can be achieved by an optical phased array, supporting the radiation pattern beam forming and steering needed in solid state lidar, as well as the generation of arbitrary radiation patterns as needed in three-dimensional holography, optical memory, mode matching for optical space-division multiplexing, free space communications, and biomedical sciences. Whereas imaging from an array is conventionally transmitted through the intensity of the pixels, the optical phased array allows imaging through the control of the optical phase of pixels that receive coherent light waves from a single source.

The invention discloses a silicon nano brick array structure for Fourier color holography and a design method thereof. The design method includes achieving efficient reflection of special wavelengths through the effect of magnetic resonance of silicon nano bricks; designing silicon nano bricks into different sizes and achieve narrow-band response to primary colors of red, green and blue; and performing precision adjustment on phase of incident light through the orientation angle of the silicon nano bricks so as to achieve Fourier color holography. The silicon nano brick array structure for Fourier color holography and the design method thereof are simple in technology and can be widely applied to the fields of true color display, information storage and anti-counterfeiting measures.

The present invention relates to a particle comprising a non-metallic core having a fluorescent material and a metallic shell encapsulating the non-metallic core wherein the metallic shell has transparency for an electromagnetic radiation having a first wavelength to excite the said fluorescent material and reflectance for an electromagnetic radiation having a second wavelength emitted by the said fluorescent material to confine the electromagnetic radiation having the second wavelength in the metallic shell. This system allows for the excitation of optical cavity modes inside the particle even at sub-micron particle size. The cavity modes are extremely sensitive to any change of the dielectric environment of the particle. This sensitivity can be used for the construction of optical nano-biosensors. Another application of the system is that of a microscopic source for spherical light waves, which may find applications in digital inline holography and display technology.

This application discloses a new method to record an image. It relates to microscopy and surface analysis in many scientific and technical fields. In particular it relates to the imaging and inspection of surfaces used in microelectronics: non-patterned and patterned wafers and photomasks. In the sense that it records electric amplitude, it relates to holography. Applications include microscopy, defect inspection, scatterometry, and optical metrology.

The invention relates to methods to improve SLMs, in particular to reflecting micromechanical SLMs, for applications with simple system architecture, high precision, high power handling capability, high throughput, and / or high optical processing capability. Applications include optical data processing, image projection, lithography, image enhancement, holography, optical metrology, coherence and wavefront control, and adaptive optics. A particular aspect of the invention is the achromatization of diffractive SLMs so they can be used with multiple wavelengths sequentially, simultaneously or as a result of spectral broadening in very short pulses.

It is an object of the invention to allow the use of a practical light source to record information in each information recording area of a recording medium having a plurality of information recording areas through the use of holography while moving the recording medium.When recording information in the information recording areas (7) of the recording medium, the irradiating position (101) of information light and recording-specific reference light is moved such that the irradiating position (101) follows a single moving information recording area (7) for a predetermined period. Consequently, the single information recording area (7) keeps being irradiated with the information light and the recording-specific reference light for the predetermined period. Information is thus recorded in this information recording area (7) in the form of an interference pattern as a result of interference between the information light and the recording-specific reference light.

A moving-image holographic reproducing device that includes a reflective liquid crystal display and further a light-emitting diode functioning as a light source and that is capable of reproducing a high-resolution image in a simple way is provided. Also, a color moving-image holographic reproducing device that is capable of reproducing a color holographic image by a significantly simplified structure using a single plate hologram without the need for time-multiplexing is provided. The moving-image holographic reproducing device includes a computer for creating a hologram from three-dimensional coordinate data, a reflective liquid crystal display for displaying the hologram, a half mirror for projecting the displayed hologram, and a light-emitting diode, wherein a reconstructed three-dimensional image is displayed by illuminating the half mirror with light emitted from the light-emitting diode. Manipulating a sufficiently large size three-dimensional holographic image in real time requires computational power one thousand to ten thousand times higher than that of current supercomputers. According to the present invention, such an amount of information can be processed at high speed by dedicated hardware in a highly parallel and distributed manner.

A series of holograms is recorded by synchronizing a camera with laser pulses under the control of a digital delay generator. Amplitude and phase images are calculated while image distances are adjusted for the best focus on the object under observation. The amplitude and phase images are reconstructed while adjusting the image distances over a predetermined range to maintain the object in focus. Numerical superposition of a plurality of holographic fields taken with varying wavelengths provides high resolution microscopic three-dimensional imaging. Numerical reconstruction is based on an angular spectrum method that enables calculation of the image at any distance from the hologram plane. Wavelength scanning digital interference holography also enables image reconstruction along an arbitrarily tilted plane.

This invention relates to autostereoscopic display assemblies, in particular for hand-held devices such as tablets, i-Pads, mobile phones, etc., wherein a stereoscopic effect is achieved by forming light beams are emitted from the display at different angles and with different polarization. The display assembly comprises a sandwiched structure consisting of a light-guide panel and a modified liquid-crystal display that is applied onto the light-guide panel. The panel has on its outer surface a net of light waveguides for delivery of light from the light source and for uniform distribution of light over the entire surface of the display. The different polarizations and angular directions of the beams perceived differently by a viewer's left and right eyes are achieved by providing the light-distribution waveguides with holograms of two different types.

The present invention relates to a method for optical recording in which information is recorded on an optical recording media utilizing holography and to a method for optical reproducing in which information recorded on an optical recording media utilizing holography is reconstructed. The methods includes preparing an optical recording media having wavelength reference marks with a periodic structure which are associated with a recording base wavelength, irradiating the wavelength reference marks with a beam from a light source on recording information or on reproducing information to detect a wavelength shift of the light source with respect to the base wavelength based on a diffraction beam from the wavelength reference marks, and performing recording or reproducing while controlling the wavelength of the light source so as to reduce the wavelength shift.

The present invention aims to provide an optical data storage device capable of not only recording digital information by using holography, but also recording or reproducing information onto or from conventional optical discs represented by BD. In the optical data storage device of the present invention, a single light source is used for generation of both an optical beam for holographic medium curing and an optical beam for recording or reproducing information onto or from a BD or an HD DVD. Furthermore, the optical beam for holographic medium curing and the optical beam for recording or reproduction of information onto or from a BD or an HD DVD are designed to go through optical paths partly including a common optical path. In this configuration, multiple optical system configurations can be reasonably placed together into a single case.

The invention provides a color computational holography aberration compensation system and method based on a varifocus lens. The system comprises a red laser device, a green laser device, a blue laser device, a shutter I, a shutter II, a shutter III, a filter I, a filter II, a filter III, a collimating lens I, a collimating lens II, a collimating lens III, a reflecting lens, a semi-transmission semi-reflecting lens I, a semi-transmission semi-reflecting lens II, a space light modulator, a computer, a driving panel, the varifocus lens, a receiving panel and a synchronous control circuit. The varifocus lens is used for replacing a solid lens commonly used in a color computational holography optics reappearing process, the varifocus performance of the varifocus lens is used, the focal lengths of the varifocus lens during reappearing of light with different colors are changed, so that R, G and B three-color reappearing image axial coinciding is achieved, accordingly, aberration compensation is achieved, the system can be effectively simplified, cost is lowered, and reappearing image quality is improved.

A cigarette brand printing method which saves the materials includes three working procedures o printing, stamping holography and die-cutting. The three working procedures are: (1) printing from roll to roll, namely slot-free printing is carried out; besides, a registration mark is printed on paper; (2) stamping holography is carried out on roll paper circle by circle; automatic hot stamping, a stamping holography device which is provided with a locating registration device, is carried out; (3) die-cutting is carried out circle by circle by a roll paper die-cutting machine which is provided with the registration device and an under-pressure convex-concave device. As mark lines are arranged along the length directions of each screen period, the invention is provided with multiple sets of registration correcting devices and the length of each screen period is only 0.5 to 1 m, the calibration on the devices is much easier. The cigarette brand printing method has the advantages of saving energy and pressing convex during die-cutting, thus effectively avoiding roll-to-roll gravure, namely the attenuation problem of the pressing convex effect during on-line pressing convex; stamping holography circuit by circle stops the phenomena of fogging and frothing during the original printing process.