Abstract:
A movable device includes a reflector; a movable section including the reflector; a first drive section connected to the movable section, the first drive section configured to drive the movable section; a first support connected to the first drive section to support the first drive section; and two adjusters disposed symmetrically with respect to the reflector.
Abstract:
An optical scanning apparatus, an image projecting apparatus, and a mobile object. The optical scanning apparatus includes a light source to emit light, a light deflector to deflect the light emitted from the light source at least in a sub-scanning direction to perform optical scanning on a scan region, a light receiver to receive, within a predetermined range in the sub-scanning direction, the light used for optical scanning performed by the light deflector, and a controller to control the light deflector based on a number of times of light reception of the light receiver at a plurality of positions in the sub-scanning direction within the predetermined range. The image projecting apparatus includes the optical scanning apparatus, and a projection optical system configured to project light emitted from the optical scanning apparatus to the scan region.
Abstract:
A movable device includes a reflector; a movable section including the reflector; a first drive section connected to the movable section, the first drive section configured to drive the movable section; a first support connected to the first drive section to support the first drive section; and two adjusters disposed symmetrically with respect to the reflector.
Abstract:
A light deflector is provided including a mirror unit having a light reflection plane, a movable frame to support the mirror unit, a support frame disposed to surround the movable frame, a pair of serpentine beams each disposed between the movable frame and the support frame on both sides of the movable frame to form a turning shape, each of the serpentine beams having one end attached to the support frame, and another end attached to the movable frame, and a vibration damper provided on a portion that moves due to deformation of the serpentine beams caused by application of voltage being transferred
Abstract:
An optical deflecting device includes a mirror having a reflecting surface and a support unit to support the mirror. The support unit includes a first drive unit. The first drive unit includes a plurality of continuously meandering first beams and a plurality of first piezoelectric members respectively provided to the plurality of first beams to swing the mirror around a first axis to deflect light incident on the reflecting surface of the mirror. Two voltages having non-similar waveforms are respectively applied in parallel to each two of the first piezoelectric members respectively provided to adjacent two of the first beams.
Abstract:
A multibeam deflector includes a plurality of optical deflection devices formed on a single substrate and an output optical system. Each of the optical deflection devices includes a slab optical waveguide formed by a material having an electro-optic effect. The output optical system is configured to separate beams output from the optical deflection devices from each other.
Abstract:
An optical device includes a phase modulation element having an optical waveguide part and electrodes, the optical waveguide part being configured such that a laser light beam emitted by a laser light source is inputted to the optical waveguide part and having an optical waveguide layer formed of an electro-optic material, the electrodes being provided on respective sides of the optical waveguide part to apply a voltage to the optical waveguide layer, the phase modulation element being configured to modulate a phase of the laser light beam by using a refraction index modulation region formed in the optical waveguide layer when a voltage is applied to the optical waveguide layer through the electrodes, and a pump light source configured to irradiate at least the refraction index modulation region of the optical waveguide layer with a pump light beam.
Abstract:
An optical element for resonating and reflecting incident light having a wavelength includes a periodic structure formed of protrusions and recessions. A period of the periodic structure is equal to or less than the wavelength of the incident light. The incident light having the wavelength is resonated and reflected by a resonance caused between the incident light and the protrusions and recessions. Widths of the protrusions are spatially changed.
Abstract:
A rotating apparatus includes a folded back elastically deformable portion including a first piezoelectric element for deforming a first elastically deformable portion and a second piezoelectric element for deforming a second elastically deformable portion, and the rotating apparatus rotates a movable portion around a predetermined rotation axis, by respectively applying first and second driving voltage signals to the first and second piezoelectric elements, to deform the first and second elastically deformable portions. First and second connection positions have a relationship of being relatively the same or symmetrical across all folded back structures. The first connection position is where a signal line of the first driving voltage signal and the first piezoelectric element are connected, and the second connection position is where a signal line of the second driving voltage signal and the second piezoelectric element are connected.
Abstract:
An optical scanning apparatus, an image projecting apparatus, and a mobile object. The optical scanning apparatus includes a light source to emit light, a light deflector to deflect the light emitted from the light source at least in a sub-scanning direction to perform optical scanning on a scan region, a light receiver to receive, within a predetermined range in the sub-scanning direction, the light used for optical scanning performed by the light deflector, and a controller to control the light deflector based on a number of times of light reception of the light receiver at a plurality of positions in the sub-scanning direction within the predetermined range. The image projecting apparatus includes the optical scanning apparatus, and a projection optical system configured to project light emitted from the optical scanning apparatus to the scan region.