JP2002531864A - 光抽出構造体を光ガイド上に成形する装置 - Google Patents

光抽出構造体を光ガイド上に成形する装置

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JP2002531864A
JP2002531864A JP2000585588A JP2000585588A JP2002531864A JP 2002531864 A JP2002531864 A JP 2002531864A JP 2000585588 A JP2000585588 A JP 2000585588A JP 2000585588 A JP2000585588 A JP 2000585588A JP 2002531864 A JP2002531864 A JP 2002531864A
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light guide
mold
open mold
light
shape
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デイビッド・ジェイ・ランディン
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3M Innovative Properties Co
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C33/00—Moulds or cores; Details thereof or accessories therefor
    • B29C33/42—Moulds or cores; Details thereof or accessories therefor characterised by the shape of the moulding surface, e.g. ribs or grooves
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C33/00—Moulds or cores; Details thereof or accessories therefor
    • B29C33/42—Moulds or cores; Details thereof or accessories therefor characterised by the shape of the moulding surface, e.g. ribs or grooves
    • B29C33/424—Moulding surfaces provided with means for marking or patterning
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/26—Optical coupling means
    • G02B6/28—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals
    • G02B6/2804—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals forming multipart couplers without wavelength selective elements, e.g. "T" couplers, star couplers
    • G02B6/2817—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals forming multipart couplers without wavelength selective elements, e.g. "T" couplers, star couplers using reflective elements to split or combine optical signals
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/0001—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Planar Illumination Modules (AREA)
  • Light Guides In General And Applications Therefor (AREA)
  • Moulds For Moulding Plastics Or The Like (AREA)
  • Casting Or Compression Moulding Of Plastics Or The Like (AREA)
JP2000585588A 1998-12-02 1999-04-20 光抽出構造体を光ガイド上に成形する装置 Pending JP2002531864A (ja)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

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US09/203,948 1998-12-02
US09/203,948 US6039553A (en) 1998-12-02 1998-12-02 Apparatus for molding light extraction structures onto a light guide
PCT/US1999/008640 WO2000032984A1 (en) 1998-12-02 1999-04-20 Apparatus for molding light extraction structures onto a light guide

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JP2002531864A true JP2002531864A (ja) 2002-09-24
JP2002531864A5 JP2002531864A5 (https=) 2006-06-22

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US (1) US6039553A (https=)
EP (1) EP1135648A1 (https=)
JP (1) JP2002531864A (https=)
KR (1) KR100600661B1 (https=)
AU (1) AU3570899A (https=)
WO (1) WO2000032984A1 (https=)

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