摘要:
A variable focal length (VFL) lens system is provided including a VFL lens, a VFL lens controller, an objective lens, a camera and an optical power monitoring configuration. During a standard workpiece imaging mode, the objective lens transmits workpiece light along an imaging optical path through the VFL lens to the camera, which provides a corresponding workpiece image exposure. During an optical power monitoring mode, the optical power monitoring configuration produces a monitored beam pattern which travels along at least a portion of the imaging optical path through the VFL lens to the camera, which provides a monitoring image exposure. Different monitoring image exposures are acquired at different phase timings of the periodic modulation of the VFL lens, and a dimension of the monitored beam pattern is measured in each monitoring image exposure as related to an optical power of the VFL lens at the corresponding phase timing.
摘要:
A focusing error detecting apparatus comprises an objective lens system (5) for focusing a ray flux on a surface (2) of an optical recording disk (1), two photo detectors (13a, 13b), an optical means (4, 5, 6) including the lens system (5) and a beam splitter (6), for focusing a ray flux reflected from the optical recording disk (1) so that the ray flux comes to the middle of a space formed between the two photo detectors (13a, 13b) when the focal point is formed on the optical recording disk, a combination of two interruption/deflection elements (26a, 26b) and a control device (31) for switching the ray flux transmitted from the optical recording disk (1) at the two positions which correspond to said two photo detectors, two sampling/holding circuits (29, 30) respectively hold differences of output of the two photo detectors (13a, 13b) in correspondence to the switching operations of the interruption/deflection elements (26a, 26b) and the control device (31), and a subtracting circuit (28) for outputting a focusing error signal (S f ) on the basis of the outputs of the sampling/holding circuits (29, 30).
means (1 to 4) for irradiating a focused light beam to a surface (5) to be examined; an optical element (7) located in a vicinity of a focus point of a detection light beam formed by the irradiation light beam reflected by or passed through the surface and refocused; said optical element splitting a portion of the detection light beam only when the irradiation light beam is not in an in-focus state on the surface; and means (10) for receiving the light beam split by said optical element so as to detect a focus error signal.
摘要:
A conventional head-mounted display (HMDs) can display a virtual image at a fixed focus (e.g., infinite focus). If the user looks at an object that appears closer than the virtual image, then accommodation by the user's eyes will cause the virtual image to appear blurry. The HMDs disclosed herein include a dynamic electro-active focusing element that changes the focus of the virtual image to account for accommodation by the user. This dynamic electro-active focusing element may include a curved layer of electro-active material, such as nematic or bi-stable (e.g., cholesteric) liquid crystal, disposed between a static concave mirror and a convex surface on a beam splitter or other optical element. Changing the refractive index of the electro-active material causes the focus of the dynamic electro-active focusing element, making it possible to shift the virtual image's focus in as the user's eyes change focus.
摘要:
An optical system for forming a final image of a non-circular light source on a workpiece with a desired non-circular cross-section and desired size B includes a plurality of spaced leases. The plurality of lenses are arranged with spaced upstream and downstream lenses which are configured to transmit the beam emitted by the light source. The optical system is configured with an F-theta lens spaced downstream from the downstream lens and converging the beam incident thereon so that the beam has a final waist. The F-theta and downstream lenses are spaced apart so that -, wherein F4 a positive focal length of the downstream lens, Fth is the negative focus of the F-theta lens, B is the desired size of the final image, and A is a size of a preliminary noncircular image of the source different from the desired size B.