Optical scanning device including waveguide array

    公开(公告)号:US10133144B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-11-20

    申请号:US15872962

    申请日:2018-01-16

    Abstract: An optical scanning device comprises a waveguide array, a first adjusting element, a plurality of phase shifters, a second adjusting element, and a control circuit. When light emitted from the waveguide array forms a light spot on a virtual plane that is spaced apart from the waveguide array, the control circuit causes the light spot to move in first and second directions such that the distance of movement of the light spot from start to finish of scanning of a target region is greater in first one of the first and second directions than in second one of the first and second directions.

    Light-emitting device including photoluminescent layer

    公开(公告)号:US10113712B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-10-30

    申请号:US15060583

    申请日:2016-03-03

    Inventor: Yasuhisa Inada

    Abstract: a light-emitting device including: a photoluminescent layer that contains a photoluminescent material and emits light including first light having a wavelength λa in air; and a light-transmissive layer located on or near the photoluminescent layer. At least one periodic structure is defined on at least one of the photoluminescent layer and the light-transmissive layer. The at least one periodic structure has projections or recesses or both. A distance Dint between two adjacent projections or two adjacent recesses and a refractive index nwav-a of the photoluminescent layer for the first light satisfy λa/nwav-a

    Display apparatus including photoluminescent layer

    公开(公告)号:US10031276B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-07-24

    申请号:US15060564

    申请日:2016-03-03

    Abstract: A display apparatus includes an excitation light source that outputs excitation light; a light-emitting device including a photoluminescent layer that receives the excitation light and emits light including first light having a wavelength λa in air, and a light-transmissive layer located on or near the photoluminescent layer; and an optical shutter on an optical path of the light emitted from the photoluminescent layer. A surface structure is defined on at least one of the photoluminescent layer and the light-transmissive layer, and the surface structure has projections or recesses or both and limits a directional angle of the first light having the wavelength λa in air.

    Range-information acquiring apparatus, range-information acquiring method, and non-transitory computer-readable medium

    公开(公告)号:US12146955B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-11-19

    申请号:US17171934

    申请日:2021-02-09

    Abstract: A range-information acquiring apparatus includes a light source, an image sensor, a control circuit, and a signal processing circuit. The control circuit causes the light source to emit first light toward a scene and subsequently emit second light toward the scene, the first light having a first spatial distribution, the second light having a second spatial distribution. The control circuit causes at least a portion of plural photodetector elements of the photodetector device to detect first reflected light and second reflected light in the same exposure period, the first reflected light being caused by reflection of the first light from the scene, the second reflected light being caused by reflection of the second light from the scene. The signal processing circuit generates range data based on photodetection data output from the photodetector elements of the photodetector device.

    Optical device and photodetection system

    公开(公告)号:US12013491B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-18

    申请号:US17020132

    申请日:2020-09-14

    CPC classification number: G01S7/4817 G02B5/04 G02B5/1861 G02F1/2955

    Abstract: An optical device includes: a first mirror having a first reflecting surface extending in a first direction and a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; a second mirror having a second reflecting surface; an optical waveguide layer that is located between the first and second mirrors and propagates light in the first direction; and an optical element that is disposed on the first mirror and emits incident light in a direction different from an incident direction. The optical element emits (1) incident light entering from the optical waveguide layer through the first mirror in a direction whose first direction component is smaller than that of an incident direction of the incident light by refraction and/or diffraction or (2) incident light entering from the outside in a direction whose first direction component is larger than that of an incident direction by refraction and/or diffraction.

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