Patents
Patents for G02B 26 - Optical devices or arrangements using movable or deformable optical elements for controlling the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light, e.g. switching, gating, modulating (46,502)
10/2002
10/17/2002US20020149834 Light modulation device and system
10/17/2002US20020149828 Controlling micro-electro-mechanical cavities
10/17/2002US20020149827 Light-receiving device
10/17/2002US20020149807 Apparatus for and method of recording optically scanned image
10/17/2002US20020149776 Wavelength meter adapted for averaging multiple measurements
10/17/2002US20020149748 Alignment of the optical and the electrical scan in a scrolling color projector
10/17/2002US20020149721 Display device
10/17/2002US20020149668 Scanning optical device and image forming apparatus using the same
10/17/2002US20020149667 Image recording method and image recording apparatus
10/17/2002US20020149666 Multi-beam scanning device
10/17/2002US20020149663 Optical scanning device and image forming apparatus using the optical scanning device
10/17/2002US20020149363 Galvanometer mirror
10/17/2002US20020149294 Actuator
10/17/2002US20020149072 Actuator
10/17/2002US20020148988 Device for reading flexible storage foils
10/17/2002US20020148981 Optical element for use in exposure apparatus and rinsing method therefor
10/17/2002US20020148964 Electromagnetic radiation detectors having a micromachined electrostatic chopper device
10/17/2002US20020148900 Optical code readers with holographic optical elements
10/17/2002DE10206478A1 Vorrichtung und Verfahren zur Änderung der Spannungsdoppelbrechung und/oder der Dicke eines optischen Bauteils Apparatus and method for changing the stress birefringence and / or the thickness of an optical component
10/17/2002CA2443664A1 Variable optical source
10/17/2002CA2443356A1 Dynamic optical filter having a spatial light modulator
10/16/2002EP1248961A2 Optical shutter
10/16/2002CN1375076A Optical system for projection displays
10/16/2002CN1375064A Direction of optical signals by a movable diffractive optical element
10/16/2002CN1374794A Image projector
10/15/2002US6466711 Planar array optical switch and method
10/15/2002US6466380 Iris diaphragm
10/15/2002US6466359 Multi-beam exposure apparatus
10/15/2002US6466358 Analog pulse width modulation cell for digital micromechanical device
10/15/2002US6466356 Structure for an optical switch on a silicon substrate
10/15/2002US6466353 Low frequency optical shutter and driver
10/15/2002US6466352 High-resolution reading and writing scan system for planar and cylindrical surfaces
10/15/2002US6466351 Multi-beam optical system
10/15/2002US6466350 Scanning optical system
10/15/2002US6466246 Color image forming apparatus
10/15/2002US6465934 Piezoelectric/electrostrictive device
10/15/2002US6465918 Direct-current brushless motor, and polygon scanner and image forming apparatus having the same and a method thereof
10/15/2002US6465141 Pellicle with light intensity modifying region configured to regulate transmission of light onto wafer to create a non-uniform light transmission profile across wafer exposure field and thereby reduce critical dimension errors
10/15/2002US6464633 Light source device for endoscope using DMD
10/15/2002US6464364 Deformable curvature mirror
10/15/2002US6464363 Variable mirror, optical apparatus and decentered optical system which include variable mirror, variable-optical characteristic optical element or combination thereof
10/15/2002US6464141 Bar code symbol scanning system for automatically laser scanning bar code symbols within a 3-d scanning volume and producing information specifying the position of each bar code symbol detected within said 3-d scanning volume
10/10/2002WO2002080255A1 Electrostatically actuated micro-electro-mechanical devices and method of manufacture
10/10/2002WO2002080106A2 Method, system and device for augmented reality
10/10/2002WO2002079855A1 Device and a method for deflecting a laser beam
10/10/2002WO2002079854A2 Method and apparatus for orienting a surface
10/10/2002WO2002079853A1 Electrostatically actuated micro-electro-mechanical devices and method of manufacture
10/10/2002WO2002079814A2 Method for fabricating a through-wafer optical mems device having an anti-reflective coating
10/10/2002WO2002063206A3 Apparatus and methods relating to wavelength conditioning of illumination
10/10/2002WO2002058092A9 Micro-magnetic latching switch with relaxed permanent magnet alignment requirements
10/10/2002WO2002021195A3 Method and system for ultra-fast switching of optical signals
10/10/2002WO2001097902B1 Medical imaging, diagnosis, and therapy using a scanning single optical fiber system
10/10/2002WO2001086762A9 Reflector for laser interrogation of three-dimensional objects
10/10/2002WO2001061400A9 Two-dimensional micro-mirror array enhancements
10/10/2002US20020146201 Optical function module
10/10/2002US20020146200 Electrostatically actuated micro-electro-mechanical devices and method of manufacture
10/10/2002US20020146199 Mems optical balanced path switch
10/10/2002US20020146198 Modular all-optical cross-connect
10/10/2002US20020146195 Structures that correct for thermal distortion in an optical device formed of thermally dissimilar materials
10/10/2002US20020146192 Radio frequency wave and optical beam steerer combination
10/10/2002US20020145806 Modulation of light out of the focal plane in a GLV based projection system
10/10/2002US20020145792 Electrophoretic displays using nanoparticles
10/10/2002US20020145789 Two-wavelength compatible scanning lens
10/10/2002US20020145788 Optical path structure of optical scanner assembly
10/10/2002US20020145782 Method and apparatus for transferring WDM signals between different wavelength division multiplexed optical communications systems in an optically transparent manner
10/10/2002US20020145779 Method and apparatus for interconnecting a plurality of optical transducers with a wavelength division multiplexed optical switch
10/10/2002US20020145778 Wavelength division multiplexed optical communication system having a reconfigurable optical switch and a tunable backup laser transmitter
10/10/2002US20020145730 Scattering attenuator
10/10/2002US20020145707 Illumination optical system and projection type color image display apparatus using the same
10/10/2002US20020145344 Brushless motor, control method for brushless motor, light deflection device, and control method for light deflection device
10/10/2002US20020145044 Compact scan module with magnetically centered scan mirror
10/10/2002US20020145042 Internet-based remote monitoring, configuration and service (RMCS) system capable of monitoring, configuring and servicing a planar laser illumination and imaging (PLIIM) based network
10/10/2002CA2442514A1 Method and apparatus for orienting a surface
10/09/2002EP1248136A2 Light deflective optical system
10/09/2002EP1248135A2 Multibeam scanning optical system and image forming apparatus using the same
10/09/2002EP1247131A2 Micromirror
10/09/2002EP1247129A1 Improvements relating to interfacing optical transmission structures
10/09/2002EP1247124A2 Optically connecting embedded optical fibers in composite panels
10/09/2002EP1218915A4 Systems and methods for high performance scanning
10/09/2002EP0803164B1 Lighting-independent color video display
10/09/2002EP0760961B1 Apparatus for switching optical signals and method of operation
10/09/2002CN1373383A Microreflector device and projecting apparatus using same
10/09/2002CN1373377A Optical bench
10/08/2002US6463191 Optical switching device and optical switching method
10/08/2002US6463085 Compact external cavity tunable lasers using hybrid integration with micromachined and electrooptic tunable elements
10/08/2002US6462880 Bar code reader
10/08/2002US6462859 Electromagnetically responsive particle assembly and methods and articles for manufacture and use
10/08/2002US6462858 Fast attenuator
10/08/2002US6462855 Light beam scanning apparatus
10/08/2002US6462854 Changing the positions of lenses by way of movement of optical module
10/08/2002US6462853 Optical scanning device
10/08/2002US6462823 Wavelength meter adapted for averaging multiple measurements
10/08/2002US6461054 Adapter having a light-shielding shutter and optical module receptacle having a light-shielding shutter
10/08/2002US6461000 Optical systems for projection displays
10/08/2002US6460767 Optical scanner for omni-directional scanning of code symbols within a scanning volume
10/08/2002CA2253752C Free-space optical signal switch arrangement
10/03/2002WO2002077697A2 Active tuning of a torsional resonant structure
10/03/2002WO2002077696A2 Apparatus and method for sensing switching positions of mems optical switch
10/03/2002WO2002077693A1 Ultra-wide field of view concentric scanning sensor system with a flat piece-wise detector array
10/03/2002WO2002077673A2 Phase compensated distributed bragg reflector