Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Self-mixing interferometry device configured for non-reciprocal sensing
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Application No.: US17118394Application Date: 2020-12-10
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Publication No.: US11874110B2Publication Date: 2024-01-16
- Inventor: Tong Chen , Ahmet Fatih Cihan , Mingzhou Jin
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP
- Main IPC: G01B9/02
- IPC: G01B9/02 ; G06F3/01 ; G02F1/21 ; G02F1/09

Abstract:
Methods and systems concerning non-reciprocal sensing paths for a self-mixing interferometry operation are disclosed herein. Optical components may be used to direct light transmit from a light source along an illumination path. The optical components may additionally return light to the light source after being reflected from a target and may direct the returned light along a collection path. The illumination path and the collection path may be at least partially non-reciprocal so that the transmitted light and the returned light follow along partially different paths. Once the received light is received within a cavity of the light source, a self-mixing interferometry operation may be performed and may be used to detect a property of the target in relation to the light source.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220099431A1 Self-Mixing Interferometry Device Configured for Non-Reciprocal Sensing Public/Granted day:2022-03-31
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