196 results about "Uv spectrum" patented technology

The invention is a polarized sunglass lens that utilizes a multiband contrast enhancer comprised of three rare-earth oxides to provide relatively high peak transmittance in portions of the red and green spectrum, relatively lower transmittance for the blue spectrum, and very low transmittance for the UV spectrum. The lens provides enhanced perception of colors, heightened contrast, and improved visual acuity. The inclusion of vanadium pentoxide in the lens provides attenuation of the UV spectrum, thus protecting the user's eyes and the internal layers and colorants from UV-induced damage. The front lens element can be either the multiband contrast enhancer or a photochromic lens element.

An inorganic, dielectric grid polarizer device includes a stack of film layers disposed over a substrate. Each film layer is formed of a material that is both inorganic and dielectric. Adjacent film layers each have different refractive indices. At least one of the film layers is discontinuous to form a form-birefringent layer with an array of parallel ribs having a period less than 400 nm. Another layer, different than the form-birefringent layer, is formed of an optically absorptive material for the ultra-violet spectrum.

A phase difference plate which comprises one sheet of polymer film containing a compound having a rod-shaped molecular structure and exhibiting a maximum absorption wavelength (lambdamax) of less than 250 nm in an ultraviolet spectrum of its solution and which exhibits a retardation value as measured at a wavelength of 450 nm (Re450) of 60 to 135 nm and a retardation value as measured at a wave-length of 590 nm (Re590) of 100 to 170 nm, where the relationship: Re590-Re450>=2 nm is satisfied. The phase difference plate functions as a lambda/4 plate.

The invention provides a detector for detecting total organic carbon (TOC) in sewage, mainly comprising a sample pool capable of being transmitted by ultraviolet rays, a UV optical splitter and a data processor of the organic carbon. The detector is characterized in that UV can emit 240-450nm of UV beams, and a neon lamp is used as a UV light source; the optical splitter is a UV reflective blazed grating, and the light strength of the light beams at each wavelength is detected by a linear array UV CCD (Charged Coupled Device); and the TOC value is determined according to the relationship between the absorbance at the feature wavelength and the TOC content. As known from the scheme, the detector has low cost and good stability and is capable of fully realizing automation and accurately measuring the TOC value so as to comprehensively reflect the pollution degree of the organic matter in the water. Thus, the detector has important help and realistic significance for monitoring and measuring the sewage discharge and the water pollution on the ground surface.

Personal care compositions comprising a polymer-bound UV absorber are described that provide enhanced properties, including customizable UV spectrum protection, broad-spectrum UV spectrum protection, water resistance, and labile UV stabilization. The polymer comprises anhydride functionality, such as maleic anhydride or a derivative thereof, and the UV absorber contains at least one hydroxyl, primary amine, or secondary amine group.

The personal care compositions may be used to treat and/or protect against burns, cancers, erythema, lentigo (“liver spots”), keratotic lesions, wrinkles, and cellular changes of the skin; and/or color changes, embrittlement, lack of luster, tangles, split ends, and/or unmanageability of the hair.

An apparatus for monitoring the condition of a lubricating medium includes a UV light source, a UV receiver, a processor electrically coupled to both the UV light source and the UV receiver, and a memory device electrically coupled to the processor. The memory device has stored therein a plurality of instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to (a) communicate with the UV light source and the UV receiver so as to expose a sample of the lubricating medium to the UV light and generate a UV spectrum of the sample in response thereto, and (b) compare the UV spectrum of the sample to a model spectrum and generate a control signal if the UV spectrum of the sample has a predetermined relationship to the model spectrum.

The invention provides a method for calibrating the wavelength of an ultraviolet spectrograph. A 532 nanometer base frequency laser device, a frequency stabilization system, a frequency doubling system and a servo control system are mainly used in the method. The whole working process of a device comprises that the laser of the 532 nanometer base frequency laser device is divided into two channels through a light splitting element; one channel of the laser of the 532 nanometer base frequency laser device passes through the frequency stabilization system; the frequency stabilization system provides a stable reference frequency; if the frequency of base frequency laser deviates from the reference frequency, the frequency stabilization system can produce a feedback signal; the feedback signal passes through the servo control system, the cavity length of the base frequency laser device is adjusted, a 532 nanometer base light frequency is ensured to be always equal to the reference frequency provided by the frequency stabilization device, and the stability of a 532 nanometer laser frequency is guaranteed; the other channel of the laser of the 532 nanometer base frequency laser device passes through the frequency doubling system, so that 266 nanometer ultraviolet laser is generated; because the 532 nanometer light base frequency is stable, the frequency of 266 nanometer frequency doubled laser is also kept stable; after passing through an optically coupled system, the 266 nanometer ultraviolet laser enters the ultraviolet spectrograph, and then the ultraviolet spectrograph is calibrated.

A nonlinear optical crystal having a chemical formula of Y_iLa_jAl_kB₁₆O₄₈, where 2.8≦i≦3.2, 0.8≦j≦1.2, i and j sum to about four, and k is about 12 is provided. The nonlinear optical crystal is useful for nonlinear optical applications including frequency conversion. Nonlinear optical crystals in a specific embodiment are characterized by UV blocking materials (e.g., some transition metals and lanthanides) at concentrations of less than 1,000 parts per million, providing high transmittance over portions of the UV spectrum (e.g., 175-360 nm).

Burdock synanthrin and its preparation method. the matter is extracted from root of burdock, white or weak yellow amorphous loose solid powder, freely soluble in water, slightly sweet, stable thermally. The left of optical rotation in water is -29.8í

In embodiments of the present invention a second, different waveplate is introduced into a single rotating compensator normal incidence ellipsometer. The second waveplate provides a quarter wavelength retardation that is different from and complementary to that of the first waveplate in order to increase the spectral range for which useful retardation is available, especially towards the deep UV spectrum. The sensitivity for the system may also be increased in the conventional spectral range, since each of the two waveplates may be optimized for its own, somewhat more narrow spectral range of operation. With the proper choice of two waveplates of different retardation, the useful spectral range may be extended from typically 190-820 nm to 150-1000 nm, and beyond if necessary, while increasing the sensitivity within the conventional wavelength range at the same time.

An indicator hand illumination arrangement for use in an electronic device that comprises a casing, a dial positioned in the casing, at least one indicator hand positioned intermediate the dial and a cover for at least in part protecting the at least one indicator hand and the dial, wherein the arrangement comprises a light emitting element coupled to the cover, for emitting lightwaves in the UV spectrum towards the at least one indicator hand and in a direction perpendicularly to the dial surface; wherein the at least one indicator hand has a proximate end that is coupled to a stem and a distal end, the at least one indicator hand having a top surface, an inner and outer bottom surface, and a angled surface angled non-perpendicularly to the angle of the lightwaves; such that lightwaves that emanate from the light emitting element deflect off of the angled surface and propagate in a direction towards the distal end of the at least one indicator hand.

A method for critical dimension control in which a substrate is received having an underlying layer and a radiation-sensitive material layer thereon. The radiation-sensitive material is exposed through a patterned mask to a first wavelength of light in the UV spectrum, and developed a first time. The radiation-sensitive material is flood exposed to a second wavelength of light different from the first wavelength of light and developed a second time to form a pattern. Prior to flood exposure, the radiation-sensitive material has a first light wavelength activation threshold that controls generation of acid to a first acid concentration in the radiation-sensitive material layer and controls generation of photosensitizer molecules in the radiation-sensitive material layer, and a second light wavelength activation threshold different than the first light wavelength activation threshold that can excite the photosensitizer molecules resulting in the acid comprising a second acid concentration greater than the first acid concentration.

The invention discloses a novel multilayer film capable of improving extreme ultraviolet spectrum purity and thermal stability and belongs to the filed of extreme ultraviolet lithography. The novel multilayer film is a periodic multilayer film, and substrate of the periodic multilayer film is plated with a silicon (Si) layer and a molybdenum (Mo) layer in sequence, wherein the Si layer and the Mo layer are alternant. The novel multilayer film further comprises a thermal stability layer which is manufactured on the periodic multilayer film, wherein the Si layer and the Mo layer are alternant on the periodic multilayer film. The novel multilayer film capable of improving the extreme ultraviolet spectrum purity and the thermal stability can guarantee that reflectivity losses of extreme ultraviolet wavebands can be ignored and restrains reflectivity of wavebands out of band effectively on the condition that appearances of films are not changed, optical elements are not increased, radial directions of light are not changed and processing steps are not added in addition through the periodic multilayer film with an alternant Si layer and a Mo layer being plated with a silicon nitride (Si3N4) thermal stability layer.

The present invention relates to a composition suitable for topical application to skin to provide protection to the skin when exposed to UV radiation, the composition including a sunscreen in amounts effective to absorb, reflect or scatter radiation in at least a portion of the ultraviolet spectrum, a marine nucleotide in amounts effective to mitigate effects on intracellular ion concentration and a cosmetically-acceptable topical carrier.

An ultra-broadband ultraviolet (UV) catadioptric imaging microscope system with wide-range zoom capability. The microscope system, which comprises a catadioptric lens group and a zooming tube lens group, has high optical resolution in the deep UV wavelengths, continuously adjustable magnification, and a high numerical aperture. The system integrates microscope modules such as objectives, tube lenses and zoom optics to reduce the number of components, and to simplify the system manufacturing process. The preferred embodiment offers excellent image quality across a very broad deep ultraviolet spectral range, combined with an all-refractive zooming tube lens. The zooming tube lens is modified to compensate for higher-order chromatic aberrations that would normally limit performance.

A species-specific gas sensor and monitor comprising a light source, a sample enclosure or measurement chamber, an optical interface between the light source, the sample and the detection system, electronics that integrate the light source and the detection system, and computational components, such as an onboard microprocessor for calculation of the gas composition and communications between the sensor and the vehicle electronics. The species-specific gas sensor of the present invention can be used to target gases, such as nitric oxide (NO), nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) ammonia (NH₃), and sulfur dioxide (SO₂) which are measurable in the UV spectrum.

The invention provides a luminescent material comprising a component selected from the group comprising (Y_1-xLu_x)₉LiSi₆O₂₆:Ln or/and AE₅(PO₄)₃F:Ln,A, wherein Ln is a trivalent rare earth metal, AE is a divalent alkaline earth metal, and A is a monovalent alkaline metal, x>0.0 and <1.0. The luminescent material has an emission peak in the UV-C range when being excited by light in the UV spectrum range. The invention further provides a light emitting device comprising the said luminescent material and a method of using said light emitting device for disinfection or purification of air, water or surfaces.

The invention belongs to the technical field of material analysis light sources and provides a light source with a broadband spectrum. A short-wave-pass optical filter filters the visible spectrum, containing a peak spectral line, of a deuterium lamp in order to obtain a smooth ultraviolet spectrum. A visible attenuation optical filter weakens a visible light portion in a first lamp spectrum. A long-wave-pass optical filter filters the ultraviolet and visible light of a second tungsten lamp in order to obtain a near infrared spectrum. The smooth ultraviolet light generated by the deuterium lamp, the ultraviolet light, the visible light, and the near infrared light generated by the first lamp spectrum, and the near infrared spectrum generated by the second tungsten lamp are combined by a light combining device so that a smooth light source with a broadband spectrum and nearly-doubled near infrared light intensity is obtained. When the light source with the broadband spectrum is used as a spectrograph of a detector in cooperation with a CCD or CMOS to perform spectral measurement, a high signal-to-noise ratio can be acquired near infrared light. When the intensity of the light source is integrally increased, a visible light portion cannot be saturated for the kind of the spectrograph within a large dynamic range.

The invention provides a device for producing a high-order harmonic super-continuum spectrum. The device comprises a femtosecond laser device, an optical parametric amplifier, a convergence lens, a vacuum cavity, an incidence window, a gas box, an extreme ultraviolet spectrograph and an extreme ultraviolet camera lens, wherein the optical parametric amplifier is used for converting femtosecond laser into tunable infrared laser with the wavelength being 1.6-2.2 micrometers; laser beams emitted by the femtosecond laser device are converted into infrared laser with the tunable wavelength through the optical parametric amplifier, the infrared laser is focused through the convergence lens and then interacts with inert gases in the gas box in the vacuum cavity after penetrating through the incidence window, and the high-order harmonic super-continuum spectrum is produced. According to the device, the single-path laser of a doublet spectrum structure is utilized, a periodic order is not needed, the inert gases can be driven to produce the high-order harmonic super-continuum spectrum, and outputting of the high-order harmonic super-continuum spectrum is optimized by driving tuning of laser chirping. Meanwhile, the invention provides a method for producing the high-order harmonic super-continuum spectrum.