A system was designed and built to spatially multiplex four broad area laser diodes (BALD) and condense the light into a multi-mode fiber with a core diameter of 105 um and an NA of 0.15. The lasers were efficiently combined with an étendue aspect ratio scaler (EARS) optic. The EARS works under the principle of a two mirror beam shaper. We were able to successfully couple more than 87% of the optical energy into the fiber. The design of the optical system and the results of several built systems are discussed.
Speckle degrades the contrast of the fringe patterns in laser interferometers that measure rough objects. In this paper, we
describe a speckle reduction system that can be used with high speed cameras to increase the frame rates of the interferometer and creates less vibration in the system.
Problem definition: Transfer maximum monochromatic flux from a 1-mm-square Lambertian source in air to an equal-étendue nonimmersed
target. The target surface is rectangular with a 16:9 aspect ratio. The surface area of the target must be at least 4 mm2.
The target is defined such that only rays incident on the target surface at angles of θmax or less, relative to the surface
normal, are considered to be within the phase space of the target, where the value of θmax is determined by the equal-étendue
requirement.
Light emitting diodes (LED) have been increasingly used as light sources for projection display. LEDs have numerous
advantages as a light source for these applications especially when used with a digital micro-mirror spatial light
modulator such as the device offered by Texas Instruments. LEDs create an expanded color gamut, they can be
modulated at very high rates (thus, eliminating the need for a color wheel), and they last longer than other light sources.
One disadvantage they have is the luminous output is lower than would be desired for most front projection applications.
Smaller pocket projectors have used the LED sources successfully, but the luminous output is limited to between 25 and
100 lumens. One of the areas of light loss in the illumination system is in the multiplexer that combines the three
colored LEDs into a coaxial illumination beam. In this paper, this loss is quantified and an alternate multiplexer design
is proposed.
Since the discovery of stereopsis in the 19th century the display of stereoscopic information has taken on a variety of
forms. From the original Wheatstone stereoscope to the current technology of head-mounted displays and parallax
barrier displays, the advantages of binocular vision have been exploited to produce a different kind of display
experience.
Designing optical systems that take advantage of stereopsis creates a different set of constraints and image artifacts.
This paper reviews some of the methods of creating a stereo image and highlights some of the unique system design
considerations.
Corning has developed a number of manufacturing and test techniques to meet the challenging requirements of imaging hyperspectral optical systems. These processes have been developed for applications in the short-wave visible through long-wave IR wavelengths. Optical designs for these imaging systems are typically Offner or Dyson configurations, where the critical optical components are powered gratings and slits. Precision alignment, system athermalization, and harsh environmental requirements, for these systems drive system level performance and production viability.
This paper will present the results of these techniques including all aluminum gratings and slits, innovative grating profiles, snap together self-aligning mechanical designs, and visible test techniques for IR systems.
Faster than anything in the universe! Sustainer of life as we know it!
What is this miraculous, mysterious thing? It’s light. And you can be its master with optics, the science of the future.
Optics lets you:
Bend light around corners
Stop time with a pair of sunglasses
Capture light on a silver tray
Magnify pictures with an ice cube
Pour light into your palm
Project a big-screen image from your small TV
Fool a doorbell with a bike reflector
Once you get your head and hands into optics, the world will never look the same again. That’s a promise.
Illustrated by Theo Cobb.
Ages 11 and up.
A new technology for creating a large stereoscopic image has been developed and has evolved over several years. The optical apparatus for creating a large, distortion-free image has changed from a bulky, immersive viewing system to a display that can sit on a desktop and creates a comfortable stereo image that can be viewed for long periods of time without eyestrain. The central idea of creating the images with a monocentric optical system has remained constant; however, the application of monocentricity has changed over several designs. A monocentric design is one where multiple spherical optical surfaces share the same center of curvature. The advantage of this type of system is that it allows the image quality to be corrected over a very wide field of view with a large pupil. The first system was presented at the Stereoscopic Displays and Applications Conference in 2003. This system was based upon custom digital projectors creating images on two curved diffusers, which were then imaged by a ball lens. The final collimation of the images was done with a 36-inch radius mirror. This system was designed as proof of a concept for the technology, and it was not practical to market it as a product solution. This led to a desktop solution that utilized twin LCD displays with monocentric imaging engines that had separate collimating mirrors. There were various improvements to this configuration that ultimately resulted in a high-resolution, bright, low-distortion stereo image. After a brief review of the previous technology, the various embodiments of the desktop display will be discussed.
An autostereoscopic display system was designed and constructed. The design, which uses pupil imaging with a curved mirror, is described. It employs a monocentric configuration to enable a wide field of view and large pupils while keeping the lens diameters small to fit them within the interoccular separation. For each eye, image formation was accomplished using 1920 x 1200 liquid crystal on silicon (LCOS) spatial light modulators in a 3-panel configuration. The design employs custom curved diffusers, which were developed to optimize throughput, contrast, and pupil illumination uniformity.
An optical design of an autostereoscopic immersive video display is described. The apparatus uses pupil imaging with a curved mirror to achieve autostereoscopic performance. It employs a monocentric design to enable a wide field of view and large pupils while keeping the lens diameters small to fit them within the interocular separation.
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