Optical: systems and elements – Single channel simultaneously to or from plural channels – By surface composed of lenticular elements
Patent
1995-06-07
1999-11-16
Epps, Georgia
Optical: systems and elements
Single channel simultaneously to or from plural channels
By surface composed of lenticular elements
359620, G02B 2710
Patent
active
059868112
ABSTRACT:
Recent advances in surface techniques have lead to the development of extremely small (sub-micron) scale features. These techniques allow the formation of polymer micro-lenses as well as variable focus liquid lenses. The present invention primarily concerns the use of small scale lenses for the fabrication of novel displays which exhibit three-dimensional (3D) effects. Both still images and video images (or other motion images) can be generated.
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Epps Georgia
Mack Ricky
Meso Scale Technologies LLP
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