Abstract:
The arrangement includes a light source and a photosensitive unit positioned to receive light from the light source and operative for generating an electrical output signal having a magnitude dependent upon the luminous flux received from the light source. A light-blocking arrangement, for example in the form of a film strip, is positioned intermediate the light source and the photosensitive unit, and is mounted for displacement relative to the photosensitive unit and light source in a predetermined direction along a predetermined path. The light transmittance of the light-blocking arrangement varies in said predetermined direction, so that as the light-blocking arrangement is displaced in said direction the luminous flux received by the photosensitive unit from the light source will vary accordingly. A compensating arrangement establishes a linear relationship between the displacement of the light-blocking arrangement and the magnitude of the light-dependent signal, by automatically varying the luminous flux emitted from the light source towards the photosensitive unit in dependence upon the position of the light-blocking arrangement.