Abstract:
An apparatus can include a wrist worn device configured to be worn on a wrist of a user. The apparatus can include a controller. The apparatus can include a power supply. The apparatus can include a light emitter that can emit light from a user side of the wrist worn device to a wrist of the user. The apparatus can include a light detector that can detect light reflected from the wrist of the user from the first light emitter and can send a detector signal to the controller. The detector signal can be based on the detected light. The apparatus can include a lens coupled to a user side of the wrist worn device external to the light emitter and light detector. The lens can include an opaque section. The lens can also include light transmissive section that transmits light from the light emitter to the user.
Abstract:
Disclosed are a sensor module and a method for operating the same. The sensor module includes a module unit including a first body having a cavity and a module substrate received in the first body; and a sensor unit including a second body detachable from the cavity of the module unit and a sensor received in the second body, wherein the module unit reads an output signal from the sensor unit to generate sensing information and wirelessly outputs the sensing information.
Abstract:
A connector of connecting a light sensor and a substrate is utilized for rotating the light sensor so that the light-receiving direction of the light sensor is parallel with the substrate. When the connector is utilized in an optical touch system, the light sensor can be disposed on the substrate of the optical touch system by means of general manufacturing facilities of flat display panels. Meanwhile, the light-receiving direction of the light sensor is parallel with the substrate of the optical touch system.
Abstract:
In order to provide an optical sensor that can accurately sense a direction of movement of an object to be sensed even in a case where disturbance light is present, an optical sensor of the present invention includes: a light-emitting element; a circularly-segmented light-receiving element group (RDPD), including light-receiving elements circularly provided at edges of a region on which reflected light from an object to be sensed reflecting light emitted by the light-emitting element is incident, for generating respective photocurrents upon receiving the reflected light; and a gesture circuit section for sensing a direction of movement of the object to be sensed upon receiving the photocurrents generated by the light-receiving elements included in the circularly-segmented light-receiving element group (RDPD).
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for performing a modal decomposition of a laser beam are disclosed. The method includes the steps of performing a measurement to determine the second moment beam size (w) and beam propagation factor (M2) of the laser beam, and inferring the scale factor (wO) of the optimal basis set of the laser beam from the second moment beam size and the beam propagation factor, from the relationship: wO=w/M2. An optimal decomposition is performing using the scale factor wO to obtain an optimal mode set of adapted size. The apparatus includes a spatial light modulator arranged for complex amplitude modulation of an incident laser beam, and imaging means arranged to direct the incident laser beam onto the spatial light modulator. Fourier transforming lens is arranged to receive a laser beam reflected from the spatial light modulator. A detector is placed a distance of one focal length away from the Fourier transforming lens for monitoring a diffraction pattern of the laser beam reflected from the spatial light modulator and passing through the Fourier transforming lens. The apparatus performs an optical Fourier transform on the laser beam reflected from the spatial light modulator and determines the phases of unknown modes of the laser beam, to perform a modal decomposition of the laser beam.
Abstract:
An optoelectronic module includes a micro-optical substrate and a beam transmitter, including a laser die mounted on the micro-optical substrate and configured to emit at least one laser beam along a beam axis. A receiver includes a detector die mounted on the micro-optical substrate and configured to sense light received by the module along a collection axis of the receiver. Beam-combining optics are configured to direct the laser beam and the received light so that the beam axis is aligned with the collection axis outside the module.
Abstract:
An object of the present invention is to provide a photosensor unit with a structure which is simple and also does not cause decrease in detection accuracy. Provided is a photosensor unit including a light emitting element 1 and a light receiving element 2 housed in a unit case 3, and configured such that reflected light of detection light emitted from the light emitting element 1 to the outside of the unit case 3 is received with the light receiving element 2, the reflected light being reflected from the outside of the unit case 3. A plurality of the light emitting elements 1 are disposed around the light receiving element 2, and a passage space for the reflected light inside the unit case 3 is separated from a passage space for the detection light inside the unit case 3 by an appropriate partition 4.
Abstract:
A measuring module for remission photometric analysis of one or a plurality of specimens is provided with the following features: a transmitter with a transmission channel for transmitting a measuring radiation to location of the specimen; a first focusing device for focusing the measuring radiation on the specimen; a receiver with a receiving channel to receive the radiation reflected by the specimen; a second focusing device made of plastic for focusing the measuring radiation reflected by the specimen onto the receiver, whereby the second focusing device further comprises a filter which is designed to filter a fluorescence radiation from the specimen excited by the measuring radiation.
Abstract:
According to various embodiments, a light microscope is provided. The light microscope includes a scanning device for directing an illumination pattern onto a sample to be imaged, the scanning device being movable for shifting the illumination pattern to cover sections of the sample successively one after another, wherein for each section of the sample, the scanning device is configured to direct the illumination pattern onto the section for illuminating the section and to receive a return light from the section of the sample illuminated by the illumination pattern, a modulator arrangement configured to modulate a light intensity distribution of the illumination pattern within a focal plane on the sample corresponding to the section of the sample, as a function of time, and a detector arrangement for optically coupling the return light from each section to a detector, wherein the detector arrangement is configured to optically couple the respective return lights to respective portions of the detector successively for generating an image of the sample on the detector, wherein a respective portion of the detector corresponds to a respective section of the sample.
Abstract:
An optical connector includes a circuit board, at least one light emitter, at least one light receiver, a shell, and at least two enhancing pins. The circuit board includes a mounting surface. The at least one light emitter and at least one light receiver are mounted on the mounting surface. The shell covers the at least one light emitter and the at least one light receiver. The at least two enhancing pins passes through the shell and are received in the circuit board to fix the shell on the mounting surface.