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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2024

Filed:

Aug. 16, 2017
Applicant:

Oxford University Innovation Limited, Oxford, GB;

Inventors:

David J. Hansford, Oxford, GB;

Julian A. J. Fells, Oxford, GB;

Steve Elston, Oxford, GB;

Stephen M. Morris, Oxford, GB;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 27/48 (2006.01); G02F 1/137 (2006.01); G02F 1/1333 (2006.01); G02F 1/1335 (2006.01); G02F 1/1339 (2006.01); G02F 1/1343 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 27/48 (2013.01); G02F 1/1375 (2013.01); G02F 1/13718 (2013.01); G02F 1/133382 (2013.01); G02F 1/13394 (2013.01); G02F 1/13439 (2013.01); G02F 1/13706 (2021.01); G02F 1/13781 (2013.01); G02F 1/13793 (2021.01); G02F 1/133504 (2013.01); G02F 2202/06 (2013.01); G02F 2202/36 (2013.01);
Abstract

A device () for speckle reduction, comprising an optical cell () and a controller (). The optical cell () comprises a first and second cell wall () spaced apart by a gap, and a liquid crystal composition () in the gap. The controller () is configured to cause fluid turbulence in the liquid crystal composition. The fluid turbulence in the liquid crystal composition () results in time varying spatially random scattering of light () transmitted through the liquid crystal composition (). The liquid crystal composition () has a chiral nematic phase.


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