NEAR-INFRARED LIGHT ACQUISITION CIRCUIT, METHOD, SYSTEM AND DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20240210240A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-27

    申请号:US18378263

    申请日:2023-10-10

    CPC classification number: G01J1/44 G01J2001/444

    Abstract: A near-infrared light acquisition circuit, method, system and device relates to the technical field of near-infrared light acquisition. The near-infrared light acquisition circuit includes a plurality of acquisition modules, a plurality of transimpedance amplification modules, a plurality of filter modules, switching module and control module; the inputs of the transimpedance amplification modules are respectively and correspondingly connected to the outputs of the acquisition modules, and the outputs of the transimpedance amplification modules are respectively and correspondingly connected to the inputs of the filter modules, the outputs of the filter modules are connected to the inputs of the switching module, and the control ends of the switching module are connected to the logic outputs of the control module, the outputs of the switching module are connected to the inputs of the control module, and the output of the control module is connected to the upper computer.

    Light source module with integrated ambient light sensing capability

    公开(公告)号:US11974047B1

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-30

    申请号:US17468611

    申请日:2021-09-07

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Various embodiments include a light source module with one or more light emitters and one or more light sensors that share an aperture via which light passes. One of the light sensors may measure illuminance received through the aperture (not illuminance from the light emitters) and send a signal indicating a measurement of the illuminance. The light source module may be integrated into a portable computing device having a controller. The controller may include logic to perform one or more device operations based on the measurement of illuminance, such as, but not limited to, controlling a device display brightness and/or controlling an auto exposure feature of the device camera. Calibration parameters for interpreting the signal may be determined via a calibration process.

    Electronic devices with ambient light sensor radio-frequency interference correction

    公开(公告)号:US11953374B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-09

    申请号:US18162393

    申请日:2023-01-31

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: An electronic device may have an ambient light sensor for gathering ambient light measurements. The ambient light sensor may include multiple channels for measuring different wavelengths of ambient light. An additional, modified, channel may be formed in the ambient light sensor to measure radio-frequency signals that may interfere with the ambient light measurements due to electromagnetic interference. Alternatively, circuitry separate from the ambient light sensor, such as an antenna, may measure the radio-frequency signals. If the radio-frequency signals exceed a threshold, the ambient light sensor measurements taken in the presence of the radio-frequency signals may be discarded or corrected. If the radio-frequency signals do not exceed a threshold, the ambient light sensor measurements may be kept. Therefore, the ambient light measurements that are kept and relied upon by the electronic device may be free from electromagnetic interference.

    Despeckling in Optical Measurement Systems
    125.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240102856A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-28

    申请号:US18234794

    申请日:2023-08-16

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: G01J1/44 G02B6/43 G01J2001/444

    Abstract: Embodiments are directed to optical measurement systems that utilize multiple emitters to emit light during a measurement, as well as methods of performing measurements using these optical measurement systems. The optical measurement systems may include a light generation assembly that is configured to generate light via a light source unit, and a photonic integrated circuit that includes a launch group having a plurality of emitters. Each of these emitters is optically coupled to the light generation assembly to receive light generated from the light generation assembly, and may emit this light from a surface of the photonic integrated circuit. The optical measurement system may perform a measurement in which the light generation assembly generates light and each of the plurality of emitters simultaneously emit light received from the light generation assembly.

    Detection circuit, device and method for detecting light source flicker, and photoelectric detection device

    公开(公告)号:US11910100B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-20

    申请号:US17384931

    申请日:2021-07-26

    CPC classification number: H04N23/745 G01J1/44 G01J2001/444

    Abstract: A detection circuit, a method for detecting light source flicker, a device for detecting light source flicker, and a photoelectric detection device are provided by the examples of the present disclosure, and the detection circuit includes a power supply; a photodiode configured to output a current based on a light source; a driving circuit connected in series with the photodiode and configured to generate an output voltage based on the current output by the photodiode, a current output by the power supply, and a resistive component, the driving circuit includes a plurality of circuits with different illumination correlation coefficients; and a control unit connected with the driving circuit and configured to select a circuit with a matched illumination correlation coefficient from the driving circuit to control the output voltage within a designate voltage range.

    LIGHT RECEIVER CIRCUIT AND LIGHT SENSOR ARRAY COMPRISING A LIGHT RECEIVER CIRCUIT

    公开(公告)号:US20240035884A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-01

    申请号:US18226422

    申请日:2023-07-26

    CPC classification number: G01J1/44 G01S7/497 G01J2001/444 G01J2001/4466

    Abstract: A light receiver circuit with compensation of propagation times has at least one light sensor, one control circuit, one connecting line to a TDC circuit, and a test circuit. The test line is connected to a test signal source. The test circuit connects the test line to the control circuit and forwards the test signal to the control circuit. The control circuit routes a measurement signal of the light sensor to the TDC circuit and a test signal to the connecting line and to the TDC circuit to evaluate the test signal and propagation time of test signal from test circuit to TDC circuit. The light sensor array further includes a plurality of light receiver circuits of such kind. The invention also relates to a Lidar receiver for capturing optical events with a light sensor array with a TDC circuit and a test signal source and with a timecode generator.

    ULTRAVIOLET RADIOMETER
    129.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240019299A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-18

    申请号:US18353225

    申请日:2023-07-17

    CPC classification number: G01J1/429 G01J1/0414 G01J1/44 G01J2001/444

    Abstract: According to an aspect, a UV radiometer is provided. The UV radiometer includes a sensor assembly and a sensor controller. The sensor assembly includes a UV sensor element and a temperature sensing component configured to perform a thermal adjustment of a sensed UV input from the UV sensor element to produce a compensated UV signal. The sensor controller includes a signal conditioning circuit configured to receive the compensated UV signal from the sensor assembly and produce a conditioned and compensated UV signal. The sensor controller also includes a communication interface configured to transmit the conditioned and compensated UV signal to a UV process controller.

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