Terahertz illumination source for terahertz imaging

    公开(公告)号:US11852951B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-26

    申请号:US16998052

    申请日:2020-08-20

    Abstract: There is described a terahertz illumination source for terahertz imaging. The terahertz illumination source generally has: a surface; a plurality of terahertz radiation emitting elements mounted to said surface; a plurality of individual beam shaping elements each being optically coupled to a respective one of said terahertz radiation emitting elements; a collective beam shaper optically coupled to at least some of said individual beam shaping elements; and a control signal generator communicatively coupled to said terahertz radiation emitting elements, said control signal generator supplying a plurality of control signals to said terahertz radiation emitting elements, said terahertz radiation emitting elements emitting a plurality of individual terahertz radiation beams being collected and redirected successively by said individual beam shaping elements and said collective beam shaper, said terahertz radiation emitting elements and/or said control signals being configured so that said individual terahertz radiation beams are incoherent with respect to one another.

    Optical Component for Transforming a Gaussian Light Beam into a Light Sheet

    公开(公告)号:US20190171025A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-06-06

    申请号:US15833726

    申请日:2017-12-06

    Inventor: Michel Doucet

    Abstract: An optical component for transforming an input light beam having a Gaussian irradiance distribution into an output light sheet is provided. The optical component includes a first reflective surface extending around the central optical axis of the optical component and across an input light path of the input light beam, and reflects input light rays into transitional light rays defining a transitional light cone. A second reflective surface extends around the central optical axis and across a light path of the transitional light cone, reflecting the transitional light rays outwardly into output light rays defining the output light sheet. The first and second reflective surfaces are configured to distribute optical power within the output light sheet according to a Gaussian irradiance distribution transversally to the output light sheet. The output light sheet may be planar or conical.

    Optical beam conditioning device with coherence-breaking and beam transforming modules

    公开(公告)号:US10042172B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-08-07

    申请号:US15390081

    申请日:2016-12-23

    Abstract: A beam conditioning device includes a coherence-breaking module and a beam transforming module. The coherence-breaking module is configured to break a spatial coherence between beam components of the light beam and may include coherence-breaking mirrors having a structured pattern on their reflective surfaces. The beam transforming module may include a primary optical element and a secondary optical element and is configured to transform the spatial energy distribution and the footprint of the light beam. The beam conditioning device may be used to transform a Gaussian light beam into a flat-top light beam suitable for terahertz imaging applications, although other initial and/or final energy distributions may be considered.

    Method and apparatus for triangulation-based 3D optical profilometry
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    Method and apparatus for triangulation-based 3D optical profilometry 有权
    用于基于三角测量的3D光学轮廓测量法的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US09131219B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-09-08

    申请号:US13718585

    申请日:2012-12-18

    CPC classification number: H04N13/20 G01B11/2518

    Abstract: A method for determining a centerline for a triangulation-based optical profilometry system, compensating for the spatial variations of the reflectance of an object's surface. The method comprises providing a luminous line on the object, the luminous line being a triangulation line superposed with a compensation line; capturing an image of the triangulation line and of the compensation line; for each position along the imaged triangulation line, determining a transverse triangulation profile from the imaged triangulation line and a transverse compensation profile from the imaged compensation line; determining a transverse correction profile given by the reciprocal of the transverse compensation profile; multiplying the transverse triangulation profile with the transverse correction profile to obtain a corrected transverse triangulation profile; computing a center of the corrected transverse triangulation profile. The centers determined at positions along the triangulation line form the centerline. Embodiments of a triangulation-based optical profilometry system integrating the method are disclosed.

    Abstract translation: 用于确定基于三角测量的光学轮廓测量系统的中心线的方法,补偿对象表面的反射率的空间变化。 该方法包括在物体上设置发光线,发光线为与补偿线重叠的三角线; 捕获三角测量线和补偿线的图像; 对于沿着成像的三角测量线的每个位置,从成像的三角测量线和来自成像的补偿线的横向补偿曲线确定横向三角剖分轮廓; 确定由横向补偿曲线的倒数给出的横向校正曲线; 将横向三角剖面图与横向校正曲线相乘以获得校正的横向三角剖面; 计算校正横向三角剖面的中心。 沿三角测量线位置确定的中心线形成中心线。 公开了集成该方法的基于三角测量的光学轮廓测量系统的实施例。

    Optical component for transforming a Gaussian light beam into a light sheet

    公开(公告)号:US11126006B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-21

    申请号:US15833726

    申请日:2017-12-06

    Inventor: Michel Doucet

    Abstract: An optical component for transforming an input light beam having a Gaussian irradiance distribution into an output light sheet is provided. The optical component includes a first reflective surface extending around the central optical axis of the optical component and across an input light path of the input light beam, and reflects input light rays into transitional light rays defining a transitional light cone. A second reflective surface extends around the central optical axis and across a light path of the transitional light cone, reflecting the transitional light rays outwardly into output light rays defining the output light sheet. The first and second reflective surfaces are configured to distribute optical power within the output light sheet according to a Gaussian irradiance distribution transversally to the output light sheet. The output light sheet may be planar or conical.

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