Abstract:
A light beam emitted from an optical source (20) is separated into two light beams by means of a light beam separation means (30), and these light beams are deflected by a mirror (43) vibrated by the electromagnet (41) of the scanner (40). One of the light beams is used for scanning an object to determine its profile, while the other light beam is made incident on a photo detector (50) which outputs a signal based on the incident position of the light beam, in order to determine the deflection angle of the light beam based on vibrations of the mirror (43). Since the angle between the two beams is known, the direction of the beam incident on the object is precisely known.
Abstract:
An optical modulator includes: a vibrator configured to perform flexural vibration along a first direction; and a diffraction grating disposed in the vibrator and having a plurality of grooves arranged in parallel along the first direction. A frequency of laser light incident on the diffraction grating is shifted. In addition, it is preferable that the vibrator includes a base portion, a first vibration arm and a second vibration arm disposed side by side along the first direction and coupled to the base portion, the first vibration arm and the second vibration arm perform the flexural vibration along the first direction, and the diffraction grating is disposed on at least one of the first vibration arm and the second vibration arm.
Abstract:
In one general aspect, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium can be configured to store instructions that when executed cause a processor to perform a process. The process can include producing a segment of a laser signal where the segment of the laser signal has a duration, and producing a first reference signal based on the laser signal. The process can include calculating a first phase deviation corresponding with a first portion of the duration based on the first reference signal, and producing a second reference signal based on the laser signal. The process can include calculating a second phase deviation corresponding with a second portion of the duration based on the second reference signal, and calculating a phase deviation of the segment of the laser signal based on a combination of the first phase deviation and the second phase deviation.
Abstract:
Le procédé de commande d'un réseau (3) de M sources optiques, les M sources optiques étant réparties en N groupes (G1 à G4), avec N inférieur à M, comprend des cycles d'activations/désactivations respectives et séquentielles de toutes les sources optiques des N groupes à partir de N signaux de commande (SC1 à SC4) en créneaux périodiques successivement mutuellement déphasés de Pi/N et ayant tous la même période, chaque signal de commande (SC1 à SC4) ayant un premier état, un deuxième état, et un rapport cyclique (R) de 1/2, chaque groupe (G1 à G4) étant activé lorsque le signal de commande (SC1 à SC4) correspondant est dans son premier état et désactivé lorsque le signal de commande (SC1 à SC4) est dans son deuxième état, le nombre de sources optiques dans chaque groupe (G1 à G4) et l'ordonnancement des groupes (G1 à G4) dans la séquence des activations/désactivations étant choisis de façon à générer un signal optique (5) dont l'amplitude varie par palier selon une évolution sinusoïdale.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for generating and detecting centimetre, sub-millimetre or millimetre electromagnetic waves and preferably terahertz electromagnetic waves, wherein a single electronic device (1, 3) is used both as a source to generate the waves and as a detector to detect the waves emitted by the source. It also relates to the associated system.
Abstract:
In one aspect the invention provides a time of flight camera system which includes a time of flight transmitter arranged to transmit modulated radiation at a target, and a phase adjustment element configured to adjust the phase of a source modulation signal used to modulate the radiation transmitted at the target. This phase adjustment element provides a set of phase separated output signals, each output signal provided having one of a set phase offsets values applied, where at least one of these phase offset values is the cancellation phase value of another member of the set of phase offset values. The camera system also includes an image sensor modulated with the source modulation signal and configured to measure radiation reflected from a target, and a processor arranged to receive the image sensor measurements and being programmed to resolve range information from the measurements received by the image sensor.
Abstract:
An optical scanner includes a light source located within a housing. A reticle having an aperture is positioned within the housing to receive a first light beam emitted from the light source. The reticle is configured to transmit a second light beam through the aperture. A mirror is positioned within the housing to receive the second light beam transmitted from the reticle and reflect the second light beam through a first window in the housing onto a surface of interest of an object. A light receiver is configured to receive a third light beam from the surface of interest of the object through a second window in the housing, wherein the light receiver is configured to obtain one or more light position values to determine a parameter of the surface of interest of the object. Methods for generating three-dimensional images of an object utilizing the optical scanner are also disclosed.