F-Term-List

G02B5/20

AA00
FILTERS

AA01

AA03

AA04

AA05

AA06

AA07

AA09

. Arrangement inside the device

. Materials

. . Acoustic-optical materials

. . Organic materials

. . . Liquid-crystal materials

. . Inorganic optical materials (i.e., including organic materials that are dispersed into organic materials)

. Manufacturing methods and devices

AA11

AA12

AA14

AA15

AA16

AA18

AA19

. Functions

. . Band-pass filters

. . Edge filters

. . . Absorption on the shorter-wavelength side

. . . Absorption on the longer-wavelength side

. Uses

. . Illumination and light-irradiation devices

AA21

AA22

AA23

AA24

AA25

AA26

AA27

AA28

AA29

. Structures

. . Filters with areas having different transmission rates

. . Filters with wave-conductive-path structures

. . Combination of multiple filters

. . Combination with other optical elements

. . Movement and switching of filters

. . Attachment and adhesion

. . Filters with improved longevity

. . Compensation and control of properties

G02B5/20,101

BA00
PRINCIPLES, MANUFACTURING METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR STRIPE FILTERS

BA01

BA02

BA03

BA04

. Filtering principles

. . Absorption

. . Interference

. . Reflection

BA11

BA12

BA13

BA14

BA15

BA16

BA17

BA19

BA20

. Manufacturing methods and devices

. . Use of dyeing methods

. . . Layers to be dyed

. . . . Treatment for layers to be dyed

. . . . . Patterning treatments

. . . . . . Exposure

. . . . . . Etching and development

. . . . . Dyeing treatments

. . . . . Treatments for stabilization of colors

BA24

BA25

BA27

BA28

BA29

BA30

. . . . Materials for layers to be dyed

. . . . . Photo-sensitive high-molecular compounds

. . . Pigments

. . . . Inorganic pigments

. . . . Organic pigments

. . . . . Metal salts and metal complex salts

BA33

BA34

BA35

BA37

BA39

. . . Treatments for prevention of the mixing of colors (i.e., color bleeding)

. . . . Treatments for coloring resistance

. . . . . Treatments using intermediate films

. . . Flattening treatments

. . . Treatments for protection of filter surfaces

BA42

BA43

BA44

BA45

BA47

BA48

. . Processing and treatments for colored layers

. . . Processing and treatment methods

. . . . Bleaching treatments

. . . . Selective elimination of colored layers

. . . Materials

. . . . Photo-sensitive high-molecular compounds

BA52

BA53

BA54

BA55

BA56

BA57

BA58

BA60

. . Vapor-deposition and sputtering

. . . Materials

. . . . Resists and masking materials

. . Use of printing methods

. . . Materials

. . . . Inks

. . . . Substrates

. . . . Pre-treatments for substrates

BA62

BA64

BA66

. . Use of electro-deposition methods

. . Use of other single methods

. . Use of multiple manufacturing methods

BB00
STRUCTURES AND USES OF STRIPE FILTERS

BB01

BB02

BB03

BB04

BB06

BB07

BB08

BB10

. Structures

. . Horizontal arrangement for filters with various spectral properties

. . Laminated arrangement for filters with various spectral properties

. . . Addition of filters for compensation of spectral properties

. . Types and shapes

. . . Outer shapes of each filters and elements

. . . Attachment to other members and connection with other members

. . Combination with other optical elements

BB12

BB13

BB14

BB15

. . Substrates

. . . Semiconductors

. . . Glass

. . . Organic materials

BB22

BB23

BB24

BB26

BB28

. . Prevention of mixing of colors

. . . Films for prevention of mixing of colors

. . . . Stripe types

. . Reflection prevention

. . Flattening of the surfaces

BB32

BB33

BB34

BB35

BB37

. . Filters and structures for an improved usable life

. . . Layers for absorption of ultraviolet rays

. . . . Materials

. . . . Arrangements

. . . Protective films

BB41

BB42

BB43

BB44

BB46

BB47

. Uses

. . Liquid-crystal elements

. . . Provision of filters on the electrode

. . . Provision of electrodes on the filter

. . Image-pickup elements (i.e., charge-coupled devices [CCD] and bucket-brigade devices [BBD])

. . . Provision of filters directly on the light-reception surface

G02B5/22

CA00
ABSORPTION FILTERS

CA01

CA03

CA04

CA05

CA06

CA07

CA09

. Arrangement inside the device

. Materials

. . Organic materials

. . Inorganic materials

. . . Glass materials

. . Gases

. Manufacturing methods and manufacturing devices

CA11

CA12

CA13

CA14

CA15

CA17

CA18

CA19

CA20

. Functions

. . Absorption of infrared rays

. . Absorption of ultraviolet rays

. . Absorption of visible light

. . . Use of spectra with multiple peaks on the visible areas

. Uses

. . Illumination and light-irradiation devices

. . Indication devices

. . Eyeglasses and lenses

CA21

CA22

CA23

CA24

CA25

CA26

CA27

CA29

. Structures

. . Filters with areas having different transmission rates

. . Combination of multiple filters

. . Combination with other optical elements

. . Attachment and adhesion

. . Filters and structures for an improved usable life

. . . Ultraviolet-ray absorption layers and agents

. . Substrates

G02B5/23

DA00
PHOTO-CHROMIC FILTERS

DA01

DA03

DA04

DA05

DA06

DA09

. Arrangement inside the device

. Materials

. . Organic materials

. . Inorganic materials

. . . Glass materials

. Manufacturing methods and manufacturing devices

DA11

DA12

DA13

DA14

DA15

DA16

. Structures

. . Combination with other optical elements

. . Attachment and adhesion

. . Filters and structures for improved longevity (i.e., adjustment of modulated light)

. . . Humidity resistance

. . . Light resistance

DA21

DA22

DA23

DA24

. Uses

. . Indication devices

. . Recording and storing

. . Eyeglasses and lenses

G02B5/24

EA00
LIQUID FILTERS

EA01

EA03

EA04

EA05

EA07

. Arrangement inside the device

. Materials

. . Liquid filter materials

. Manufacturing methods and devices

. Uses

EA11

EA12

EA13

EA14

. Structures

. . Combination with other optical elements

. . Structures for holding liquids and containers

. . . Movement of liquids

G02B5/26

FA00
REFLECTION FILTERS

FA01

FA03

FA04

FA05

FA07

FA09

. Arrangement inside the device

. Materials

. . Organic materials

. . Inorganic materials

. Manufacturing methods and devices

. Uses

FA11

FA12

FA13

FA15

FA16

FA18

. Functions

. . Heat rays and reflection of infrared rays

. . . Functions for transmission of visible light

. . Reflection of visible light

. . . Transmission of heat rays and infrared rays

. . Reflection of ultraviolet rays

FA21

FA22

FA23

FA24

FA25

. Structures

. . Combination with other optical elements

. . Attachment and adhesion

. . Multi-layer-film structures

. . Structures for an improved usable life for filters

G02B5/28

GA00
INTERFERENCE FILTERS

GA01

GA03

GA04

GA05

GA07

GA09

. Arrangement inside the device

. Materials

. . Non-metal multi-layer films

. . . Materials that contain organic-material layers (i.e., excluding substrate materials)

. . Multi-layer films of metal films and non-metal films (i.e., excluding substrate materials)

. . Substrates

GA11

GA12

GA13

GA14

GA15

GA17

GA18

GA19

. Functions

. . Band pass filters

. . . Narrow-band filters (i.e., removal of monochromatic light)

. . . Wide-band filters

. . . Filters that contain spectra with multiple peaks

. . Edge filters

. . . Transmission on the longer-wavelength side

. . . Transmission on the shorter-wavelength side

GA21

GA22

GA23

GA24

GA25

GA26

GA27

GA28

GA30

. Structures

. . Filters with various transmittances accommodating locations

. . Combination of multiple interference filters

. . Combination with other optical elements

. . Movement and switching of filters

. . Attachment and adhesion

. . Filters and structures for an improved usable life

. . . Over-coating layers

. . Outer shapes

GA32

GA33

GA34

GA35

GA36

. . Structures for multi-layer films

. . . Multi-layer films with two types of refraction ratio

. . . . Multi-layer films with the same optical film thickness

. . . . Multi-layer films with two types of optical film thicknesses

. . . . Multi-layer films with three or more types of optical film thickness

GA43

GA44

GA45

GA46

GA48

. . . Multi-layer films with three or more types of refraction ratio

. . . . Multi-layer films with the same optical film thickness

. . . . Multi-layer films with two types of optical film thicknesses

. . . . Multi-layer films with three or more optical film thicknesses

. . Structures with reflection surfaces for multi-layer films on both surfaces of the parallel transparent substrate

GA51

GA52

GA53

GA54

GA55

GA56

GA57

GA60

. Improvement of, compensation for, or control of filter properties

. . Improved steepness of spectrum properties

. . Increased amount of areas of decreased blocking

. . Decreased transmission loss

. . . Removal of ripples

. . . . Addition of alignment layers among alternating layers, the substrate, and media

. . . . Minor adjustment of the film thickness of alternating layers

. Manufacturing methods and manufacturing devices

GA61

GA62

GA65

GA66

. Uses

. . Optical communications

. Others

. . Treatment for incident light