摘要:
An optical detector(110) is disclosed, comprising: at least one optical sensor(122) adapted to detect a light beam(120) and to generate at least one sensor signal, wherein the optical sensor(122) has at least one sensor region(124), wherein the sensor signal of the optical sensor(122) exhibits a non-linear dependency on an illumination of the sensor region(124) by the light beam (120) with respect to a total power of the illumination; at least one image sensor(128) being a pixelated sensor comprising a pixel matrix(174) of image pixels(176), wherein the image pixels(176) are adapted to detect the light beam(120) and to generate at least one image signal, wherein the image signal exhibits a linear dependency on the illumination of the image pixels(176) by the light beam(1,6) with respect to the total power of the illumination; and at least one evaluation device(132), the evaluation device(132) being adapted to evaluate the sensor signal and the image signal. In a particularly preferred embodiment, the non-linear dependency of the sensor signal on the total power of the illumination of the optical sensor(122) is expressible by a non-linear function comprising a linear part and a non-linear part, wherein the evaluation device(132) is adapted to determine the linear part and/or the non-linear part of the non-linear function by evaluating both the sensor signal and the image signal. Herein, the evaluation device(132), preferably, comprises a processing circuit(136) being adapted to provide a difference between the sensor signal and the image signal for determining the non-linear part of the non-linear function.
摘要:
The invention relates to an optical device, comprising: a lens (10) having an adjustable focal length (f). According to the invention, a light source which is configured to emit light (51) that is affected by said lens (10) and impinges on at least a first photosensitive element (30), which is designed to generate a first output signal (O1) corresponding to the intensity of light impinging on it, wherein the first photosensitive element (30) is configured to measure only a portion of the intensity distribution of said emitted light (51), and wherein the light source (50), the lens (10) and the first photosensitive element (30) are configured such that a change of the focal length (f) of said lens (10) changes the intensity distribution of the emitted light (51) that impinges on the first photosensitive element (30), so that each focal length (f) of the lens (10) is associated to a specific first output signal (O1) generated by the first photosensitive element (30). The invention further relates to a corresponding method.
摘要:
Portable apparatus for identifying and mitigating defects in electronic devices disposed on substrates or windows are disclosed herein. Such defects can be visually perceived by the end user. The substrates or windows may include flat panel displays, photovoltaic windows, electrochromic devices, and the like, particularly electrochromic windows.
摘要:
An improved autofocus system and method that includes a controllable light source having at least two selectively activated substantially monochromatic output wavelengths adapted for illuminating an object; a camera receiving light from said light source reflected from a portion of said object and generating output signals responsive to said received light; a controller connected to said camera and said controllable light source for positioning said camera and sequentially illuminating a first portion of the object with at least two selectively activated substantially monochromatic output wavelengths, moving the camera to a second position and sequentially illuminating a second portion of the object with at least two selectively activated substantially monochromatic output wavelengths; and a data processor connected to said camera and receiving said output signals and for each portion, comparing the output signals associated with each wavelength and determining a focus parameter from said comparison.
摘要:
Several devices for determining a distance of an object a user of an electro-active lens is looking at are presented. Once the distance is determined, the devices may alter the optical power of the electro-active lens to ensure that the object is correctly focused. Optical range finding is a possible means for carrying out this task. An active rangefinder may emit optical radiation from a transmitter directed at the object. The optical radiation may then be reflected off the object. The reflected optical radiation may then be received with an appropriate receiver. The received optical radiation may then be processed by appropriate circuitry to determine a distance to the object. A passive rangefinder works without a transmitter. Instead, an appropriate receiver receives ambient sources of light from the object. The received light may then be processed by appropriate circuitry to determine a distance to the object.
摘要:
A beam focusing and scanning system using a micromirror array lens (optical system) includes a light source configured to emit light and a micromirror array lens, including at least one micromirror, optically coupled to the light source, configured to reflect the light onto a projection medium (projection plane). The optical system also includes at least one actuating component coupled to the at least one micromirror, configured to move the at least one micromirror to enable the at least one micromirror to focus the light on the projection medium. The advantages of the present invention include high speed variable focusing and scanning, large focal length variation, phase compensation, high reliability and optical efficiency, low power consumption and low cost.
摘要:
A B S T R A C T An image processing circuit/CPU (6) performs AF processing in response to a halfway shutter operation and upon confirmation of a shooting shutter instruction causes the light emitting means in a flash circuit (11) to emit light, and decides the amount of light emitted at shooting time on the basis of the brightness component of an output signal of an imaging element (2), whereby a subject distance is calculated from the amount of light emitted at shooting time, wherein, when the in-focus decision in the AF processing is negative, an optical lens (1) is moved by a lens drive circuit (5) to the position corresponding to the subject distance which has been acquired on the basis of the amount of light emitted at shooting time and a shooting operation is then performed, so that, even if the focus decision is impossible with the phase-difference or contrast-based AF system disadvantageous to dark subjects, the optical lens (1) can be moved to the neighborhood of the correct in-focus position.
摘要:
The present invention provides for very rapid autofocusing of optical scanning systems. If a sample is sufficiently out of focus, the focal error signal used to focus a conventional half-blocked system can become saturated. Multiple steps toward the focus position then typically are required to bring the system into the operational range. To minimize this, a light adjustment system is provided to reduce the amount of light impinging on the half-blocked system when the focal error signal is at or near saturation. The half-blocked system then becomes primary controller again, and can move the system into a position generally close to the correct focal point. The light adjustment system then can be deactivated, but since the system now is much closer to focus, the half-blocked system can quickly bring the system into final focus. Alternatively, the photodetectors used to generate the focal error signal are segmented. The approximate distance to the correct focal point then is determined by comparing the amount of light detected by segments at different radial positions.
摘要:
A semiconductor surface is provided comprising a plurality of light sensitive pixels wherein each pixel of the plurality of pixels comprises an electronic circuit formed on or in the semiconductor surface, the circuit comprising: a photosensor that generates a signal responsive to light incident thereon at an output thereof; and circuitry that provides a signal responsive to a time lapse between a first time responsive to said signal and a reference time. There is also provided a 3D camera incorporating the semiconductor surface.