Methods and Systems for Multi-Functional Miniaturized Endoscopic Imaging and Illumination

    公开(公告)号:US20240057872A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-22

    申请号:US18269709

    申请日:2021-12-27

    申请人: Leadoptik Inc.

    IPC分类号: A61B5/00 A61B10/04

    摘要: Some embodiments include a light source, optical fiber, photonic integrated circuit (PIC) components (e.g., ridge waveguide, tapered waveguide, ring resonator, Mach-Zehnder, array waveguide grating, input/output grating coupler), and the refractive and diffractive optical components (e.g., diffractive lens, gratings, metasurface-based lenses, refractive lenses, diffractive grating, surface relief grating, sub state, liquid crystal) to control, shape, sort, and guide the light toward a desired direction and ultimately focus it into an object for imaging and/or illumination. Further, embodiments may include at least one optical source, at least one sensor, and at least one control module. The control module may control, tune, and adjust the functionality of each component depending on feedback from the sensor or user. The functionality of some components can be dynamically changed by applying an electric voltage and/or current or changing the properties of impinging light (e.g., polarization, wavelength).