Claims
- 1. A flash device for transferring dye from a radiation-absorbing dye carrier to a receiver element, said flash device comprising:
- (i) a flash lamp providing a high energy flash of light;
- (ii) a reflector directing the light from said flash towards the receiver element;
- (iii) a support means for supporting the radiation-absorbing dye carrier between said reflector and the receiver element; and
- (iv) a micro-optics array located between said reflector and the radiation-absorbing dye carrier, said micro-optics array including a plurality of miniature lenses having optical power and located so as to concentrate the light directed by said reflector on the dye carrier.
- 2. A flash device according to claim 1, wherein said miniature lenslets of said micro-optics array focus the light directed by said reflector proximate to the radiation-absorbing dye carrier.
- 3. A flash device according to claim 1, wherein said plurality of miniature lenses is adapted to focus light rays to a plurality of focal points.
- 4. A flash device according to claim 3, wherein said lens elements include refractive lens elements.
- 5. A flash device for transferring dye from a radiation-absorbing dye carrier to a receiver element, said flash device comprising:
- (i) a flash lamp providing a high energy flash of light;
- (ii) a reflector directing the light from said flash towards the receiver element;
- (iii) a support means for supporting the radiation-absorbing dye carrier between said reflector and the receiver element; and
- (iv) a micro-optics array located between said reflector and the radiation-absorbing dye carrier, said micro-optics array including a plurality of miniature lenses concentrating the light directed by said reflector on the dye carrier, said plurality of miniature lenses being adapted to focus light rays to a plurality of focal points, wherein said plurality of miniature lenses include diffractive lens elements.
- 6. A flash device for transferring dye from a radiation-absorbing dye carrier to a receiver element, said flash device comprising:
- (i) a flash lamp providing a high energy flash of light;
- (ii) a reflector directing the light from said flash towards the receiver element,
- (iii) a support means for supporting the radiation-absorbing dye carrier between said reflector and the receiver element; and
- (iv) a micro-optics array located between said reflector and the radiation-absorbing dye carrier, said micro-optics array including a plurality of miniature lens elements concentrate the light directed by said reflector on the dye carrier, wherein said plurality of miniature lens elements are adapted to focus light rays to a plurality of focal points, and wherein said miniature lens elements have both a refractive and a diffractive optical power.
- 7. A color filter array manufacturing system comprising:
- (i) a flash lamp providing a high energy flash of light;
- (ii) a reflector directing the light from said flash towards a receiver element;
- (iii) a support means for supporting the radiation-absorbing dye carrier between said reflector and the receiver element;
- (iv) a micro-optics array located between said reflector and the dye carrier, said micro-optics array including a plurality of miniature lenses concentrating the light directed by said reflector on the dye carrier; and
- (v) a positioning system, said positioning system positioning the receiver element in a different position from a previous position of the receiver element prior to transferring an additional color dye onto the receiver element.
- 8. A color filter array manufacturing system comprising:
- (i) a flash lamp providing a high energy flash of light;
- (ii) a reflector directing the light from said flash towards a receiver element;
- (iii) a support means for supporting the radiation-absorbing dye carrier between said reflector and the receiver element;
- (iv) a micro-optics array located between said reflector and the dye carrier, said micro-optics array including a plurality of miniature lenses with optical power so as to concentrate the light directed by said reflector on the dye carrier; and
- (v) a positioning system, said positioning system positioning the micro-optic array in a slightly different position with respect to the receiver element, prior to transferring an additional color dye onto the receiver element.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application relates to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/686,903, filed Jul. 26, 1996, entitled A REFLECTOR AND A REFLECTOR/LIGHT SOURCE SYSTEM, by Carl F. Leidig.
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