364 results about "Light source" patented technology

A reactor for processing a substrate includes a first housing defining a processing chamber and supporting a light source and a second housing rotatably supported in the first housing and adapted to rotatably support the substrate in the processing chamber. A heater for heating the substrate is supported by the first housing and is enclosed in the second housing. The reactor further includes at least one gas injector for injecting at least one gas into the processing chamber onto a discrete area of the substrate and a photon density sensor extending into the first housing for measuring the temperature of the substrate. The photon density sensor is adapted to move between a first position wherein the photon density sensor is directed to the light source and a second position wherein the photon density sensor is positioned for directing toward the substrate. Preferably, the communication cables comprise optical communication cables, for example sapphire or quartz communication cables. A method of processing a semiconductor substrate includes supporting the substrate in a sealed processing chamber. The substrate is rotated and heated in the processing chamber in which at least one reactant gas is injected. A photon density sensor for measuring the temperature of the substrate is positioned in the processing chamber and is first directed to a light, which is provided in the chamber for measuring the incident photon density from the light and then repositioned to direct the photon density sensor to the substrate to measure the reflection of the light off the substrate. The incident photon density is compared to the reflected light to calculate the substrate temperature.

LED lamp assembly particularly adapted for automotive applications that utilizes one or more standard replaceable LED bulbs with changeable optics to make multiple beam patterns. Preferably the optic is molded and easily replaced. An electric module is mounted directly under the LED to facilitate the electrical connection and provide good thermal contact. The LED light source(s) and interchangeable optic are positioned and sealed in the base of a main reflector or the vehicle hull by means well known to those skilled in the art.

A key switch arrangement is able to accomplish the compatibility with a normal keyboard in respect of profile without increasing the height of the keyboard and reduce the cost without adding new members for a light source. The key switch arrangement includes a key-top having an optically transparent key-top having a cutout letter part formed thereon, an optically transparent membrane sheet having a contact, an optically transparent plate member arranged under the membrane sheet, and a light source arranged in the membrane sheet. The light source emits light to pass the plate member and the membrane sheet to illuminate the cutout letter part on the key-top.

An optical scanning apparatus includes light sources, an aperture having, and coupling lenses. Numbers of the light sources and the coupling lenses are equal to each other and the apparatus satisfies an inequality 12.7 <(D×β₀×m₀×xdpi)/(2×NA) <38.1 and an equation β₀=(β₊−β₋)/(n−1), wherein D represents a width of the slit of the aperture, β₀represents a beam open angle, mo represents a total lateral magnification ratio, dpi represents a number of dots per inch, NA represents a numerical aperture, β₊ represents a positive open angle, β₋ represents a negative open angle, and n represents the number. Further, an image forming apparatus using this optical scanning apparatus and an image forming method are provided.

The invention discloses a microscopic section rapid digital scanning device and method with the real-time focusing function. The microscopic section rapid digital scanning device comprises a digital microscopic imaging system and a real-time focusing device combined with the digital microscopic imaging system in a matched mode. The digital microscopic imaging system comprises a computer, an image detecting device for achieving photovoltaic conversion, a microscopic optical imaging system, an automatic carrying table, a movement and control system corresponding to the automatic carrying table, a microscope lighting optical system, a lighting light source and the like. The real-time focusing device comprises a device for measuring the defocusing amount of a sample and a device for driving the sample or a lens to move and enabling the sample and the focal plane of the lens to be coincided. According to the microscopic section rapid digital scanning device and method, the distance between the sample and the focal plane of the imaging system in the section scanning process can be detected in real time, real-time focusing can be achieved, and therefore an excellent image is obtained; the time-consumed focal plane modeling process can be omitted through the real-time focusing technology; meanwhile, the large focusing range and the high focusing accuracy are both considered; in addition, the microscopic section rapid digital scanning method is high in efficiency and low in cost.

A configurable ceiling lighting system for a grid ceiling comprising at least one and preferably a plurality of driver panels having a bottom and a defined perimeter sized to allow the driver panel to be set into and retained within the grid openings of a ceiling grid. The driver panel has at least one and preferably a plurality of electrical connectors accessible from the bottom of the driver panel. At least one and preferably a plurality of light modules are provided having a light source and an electrical connector complimentary to the electrical connectors of the panel drivers. The light modules can be operatively connected to the bottom of the ceiling panel drivers at selected connection points to produced desired arrays of ceiling lighting fixtures to meet particular lighting needs.

The invention discloses an apparatus and a method for determining high temperature wettability. The apparatus comprises a heater body, a heating portion, an extruding dripping portion, a sample supporting portion and an image acquisition and processing portion. The heater body is comprised of a stainless steel cavity, a furnace lid and a No. 3 fluorine rubber ring bolt connecting together. A shielding layer in the heating portion is arranged in the center of a furnace bottom in the heater body, and a heating member is placed at the center of the shielding layer. The extruding dripping portionis perpendicularly arranged on an upper end of the heater body, and a lower end of a thermocouple in the heating portion, a lower end of the extruding dripping portion and an upper end of a sample bench are placed in the heater body. A substrate is placed at top of the sample bench. Two sets of CCD digital cameras or CMOS high speed cameras in the image acquisition and processing portion and a light source are respectively placed at the front and rear and the left and right of the heater body, and are in a same horizontal line with a symmetric axis of a quartz glass observation window, a wallthrough hole on the shielding layer and a heating member through hole on the heating member. The invention also provides a method for determining high temperature wettability.

Techniques that provide cost effective optical fiber communication links for HDCP transmission systems and the like are provided. A single fiber for bidirectional communication is enabled, without wavelength selective unit to achieve the HDCP transmission. One embodiment of the present invention has a forward channel using a light source (e.g., VCSEL at about 850 nm) in the GHz modulation level (e.g., 1 GHz or greater), and a corresponding photodetector. The backward channel has a light source (e.g., LED at 630 nm) in the MHz modulation level (e.g., 10 MHz or less), and a corresponding photodetector. One application is for realizing a home entertainment system (e.g., DVD player and high definition television) that employs an HDCP-enabled communication link to transmit copy restricted digital content.

An optical fiber sensor that can detect a liquid level or detect a property of liquid with high reliability even under a frequently vibrational environment. The optical fiber sensor includes an optical fiber that includes a core having an area where a grating is formed and a clad, and is disposed so that at least a part of the area with the grating is immersed in liquid, a light source for making light incident to the optical fiber so that a cladding mode light having a wavelength band is occurred by the grating, and a light receiving unit for detecting the intensity of light which is incident from the light source to the optical fiber and transmitted through the grating.

A holographic display system provides a holographic image suitable for use as a nightlight in a dimly lit environment wherein the only light in the field of view of the user is essentially the light diffracted into the holographic image being replayed. The holographic display system includes a low watt light source, a hologram recorded with a reference beam matching the beam of the light source employed to replay the hologram, and an enclosing structure for holding the lightsource and hologram in registration wherein the enclosure is configured so that the only light emitted from the display system is emitted from the hologram.

The invention relates to an infrared spectrum enhancement and detection method and an infrared spectrum enhancement and detection device based on a graphene nano antenna. The device comprises a light source, a collimating lens, a one-point detector and an MEMS (micro-electromechanical system) grating light modulator based on the three-dimensional graphene nano antenna. Infrared light emitted from the light source is irradiated to the MEMS grating light modulator based on the three-dimensional graphene nano antenna through the collimating lens, an interference signal of the MEMS grating light modulator can be detected by the one-point detector, a detection signal is demodulated through Fourier transform, a spectrum is reproduced, and trace molecules are detected according to obtained spectrum information; the device has the advantages of good stability, high response speed, high sensitivity, dynamic tunable broadband, high enhancement factor and the like, can be expected to greatly increase the variety of substances detected by an infrared spectroscopic analysis technology and improve the detection sensitivity of the infrared spectroscopic analysis technology, and has a huge development space and a wide application prospect.

The systems and methods described herein relate to solid-state light sources capable of generating radiation beams for, but not limited to, the treatment of surfaces, bulk materials, films, and coatings. The solid-state ultraviolet source optically combines the light output of at least two and preferably as many four independently controllable discrete solid-state light emitters to produce a light beam that has a controllable multi-wavelength spectrum over a wide range of wavelengths (i.e. deep UV to near-IR). Specific features of this light source permit changes in the spectral, spatial and temporal distribution of light for use in curing, surface modification and other applications.

This invention provides a kind of display device with a touch input function; the display device includes the dock, display panel, sensor plate and the light source. Display panel is installed on the dock.The display panel has a driving circuit layer including plural light sensor components. Sensor plate with interface and underside is installed at the side of the display panel, thereinto the underside looking towards the display surface of display panel. Light source is installed along the edge of the sensor plate, and launch into the sensor plate. When the contact surface in the state of no touching interface, the light in contact with a total reflection on interface and underside; when a specific location of the contact surface in the state of contact interface, the specific location of contact surface will scatter parts of light penetrating underside to arrive components. This invention can be carried out more input and fingerprint recognition, without the impact from the environment of electric field, improves the accuracy of sensors.

A system and method for the treatment of a skin comprising. The system comprises an applicator having a cavity and one or more light sources configured to irradiate the cavity with optical energy simultaneously from at least two directions. The applicator is applied to the skin and a region of skin is made to protrude into the cavity. The protruding region of skin is then irradiated with optical energy from the one or more light sources simultaneously from at least two directions.

The present invention relates generally to both a system and method for visually (e.g., via a video-based system or some other visual system) monitoring one or more objects where such objects are obscured by a high intensity light source such as a plasma, flame, or welding arc. In one embodiment, a system in accordance with the present invention comprises a digital camera, at least one light emitting diode (LED) light source, and at least one filter. In another embodiment, a system in accordance with the present invention comprises a digital camera, at least one light emitting diode (LED) light source, and at least one filter selected from a notch filter, a neutral density filter, or combinations thereof. Additionally, the system of the present invention can further include software designed to process, interpret and/or collect various data captured by the visual monitoring, or, imaging, system of the present invention.

A projection apparatus using a spatial light modulator (SLM), comprising the following: at least one variable light source, at least one spatial light modulator for modulating the illumination light emitted from the variable light source in accordance with the modulation state of arrayed pixel elements, a variable light source controller for controlling modulation of the variable light source, and a spatial light modulator controller for controlling modulation of each pixel element of the spatial light modulator, wherein the variable light source controller controls the variable light source so as to reduce the period in which the modulation states of the pixel element are in transition on a display image.

A light source locating and visualization apparatus comprises one or more than one LEDs capable to radiate a red light source with a wavelength of 600˜650 nm to locate superficial veins or specific structures; and a method of locating superficial veins with a LED light source comprises to proceed a skin-tightly radiating by using the source locating and visualization apparatus to emitting a red LED light source with wavelength of 600˜656 nm; to produce a lateral scattering and illumination effect by way of emitting red LED light source penetrating through a fat structure to cause reflection and scattering; and to locate superficial veins by naked eyes due to said superficial veins capable of absorbing red light spectrum easily and appearing as a located blood vessel shadow under the lateral scattering and illumination effect; therefore, physicians and nurse are capable by naked eyes to see the size, curve, and bifurcation of subcutaneous blood vessels visually and then select an appropriate injection position along the blood vessel for intravenous puncture easily.

An automotive lamp includes a semiconductor light emitting device used as a light source and bracket used as a support member supporting the semiconductor light emitting device. The bracket includes a first heat-transfer member having an isotropic thermal conductivity in at least part of region in contact with the semiconductor light emitting device, and a second heat-transfer member having an anisotropic thermal conductivity in a region in contact with the first heat-transfer member.

In the growth process of broilers, the requirements on light quality, light intensity and light period are complex and high, so an intelligent dimming light supplementing system is urgently needed for poultry house illumination. The invention provides an LED light source control system for intelligent broiler breeding, which is characterized by comprising an LED light source controller, an LED total power supply and a plurality of LED lamp tubes, wherein the LED light source controller comprises a microprocessor, and a clock unit and a serial communication interface unit which are connected with the microprocessor; an internal memory E2PROM for storing a broiler growth curve regulation parameter is arranged in the microprocessor; a software module for setting the broiler growth curve regulation parameter is arranged in a computer; and a control software module is embedded into the microprocessor. By using a program-controlled LED lamp, the light quality, the light intensity and illumination time can be automatically regulated, and the requirements of the broilers at different growth stages on illumination time and illumination intensity can be met.

The invention relates to a method for disposing organic wastewater by photocatalysis of double rotating table photocell liquid film reactor in the technical field of environmental catalysis. TiO2 photocatalyst is loaded on the base and is used as photo anode, which is fixed together with the cathode on the rotating shaft for forming a double rotating table, the lower half of the double rotating table is immerged in wastewater, and the double rotating table is connected with the carbon brush connecting with the rotating shaft by leads. The motor is started, and the rotate speed of the double rotating table is controlled, thus a layer of liquid film is formed on the surface of the double rotating table. An uviol lamp is taken as the excitation light source, the photoinduced electrons on the surface of the photo anode of the TiO2 film rotating table is transferred to the surface of the cathode of the rotating table, the photoinduced electrons react with the saturated dissolved oxygen on the surface of the cathode rotating table so as to generate H2O2, and the indirect oxidation to organic matter and the direct oxidation to organic matter by photo cavity on the surface of TiO2 film photo anode rotating table improve the degradation efficiency; and the rotation of the rotating table speeds up exchange and update of electrode surface and bulk solution substance, mass transfer is strengthened, and higher effect thereof can be realized.

The invention provides a light source spectrum modulating device. The light source spectrum modulating device comprises a light source, a first collecting optical unit, a chromatic dispersion unit, a digital micromirror array, a second collecting optical unit and a light uniformly blending unit, wherein the first collecting optical unit is used for collecting the light irradiation of the light source; the chromatic dispersion unit is used for chromatically dispersing the light irradiation collected by the first collecting optical unit, and imaging; a digital micromirror array is formed on a focal surface of the chromatic dispersion unit and is used for controlling the overturning state of each micromirror in order to select different spectrum positions and spectrum bandwidths; the second collecting optical unit is used for collecting the light irradiation reflected by the digital micromirror array again and transferring the collected light irradiation into the light uniformly blending unit; and the light uniformly blending unit is used for blending and recombining the separated single-light irradiation. By adopting the light source spectrum modulating device, the light source spectrum can be distributed again, and the distribution characteristic of the light source spectrum can be changed; the light source spectrum modulating device can be applied to the field of calibrating of optical instruments and simulation test; and by adopting the technology provided by the invention, the calibrating precision of the optical instruments and the simulation test capacity can be improved.

A light emitting diode lamp includes a lampshade and a light source. The lampshade is a portion of a hollow ellipsoid with one focus of the ellipsoid located therein. The lampshade is symmetric to a major axis of the ellipsoid. The lampshade has a vertex located on the major axis and defines a light extraction opening at one end thereof opposite to the vertex. A reflecting layer is formed on an inner surface of the lampshade. The light source is received in the lampshade and localized at the one focus of the ellipsoid. The light source includes a plurality of light emitting diodes facing the inner surface of the lampshade and the light extraction opening, respectively.