An optical trap is used to translate a particle through a thin film coating on an optically-flat surface.

The flat lens system has a controllable optical flat element or an optical mask (LM) on one side of a carrier-substrate plate (TP).

A plane optical unit of a flat shape and a curved surface optical unit having a curved surface are formed at a part of the emission plane of the optical sheet (7).

The invention relates to a dimensionally-stable flat lens system and to a method for the production thereof.

In further embodiments, the photosensitive materials are patterned within the planar optical structure.

Provided is an anti-glare film comprising a substrate and an optical layer which is formed on the substrate, wherein the surface of the optical layer has a concavoconvex shape.

Provided is an optical film comprising a substrate and an optical layer formed on the substrate, ein the surface of the optical layer has a concavoconvex shape.

An optical device comprises a substrate having a plane surface.

In accordance with the teachings of the present invention, an optical disc (100) having a reduced planar thickness is provided.

An optical trap is used to translate a particle through a thin film coating on an optically-flat surface.

The light redirecting slab includes a generally planar face having optical redirecting elements, the optical redirecting elements having respective optical coupling surfaces situated distally from the planar face.

The optical element has a flat surface on the entire underside.

The optical multiplexer also includes an optical train for focusing the optical data passing through the optical train onto adjacent sections of a focal plane array.

The optical element has at least an optically effective, non-plane surface (25).

An optical device comprising a substrate having a planar surface and having an optical core thereon.