公开(公告)号：US20240319582A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-26

申请号：US18600273

申请日：2024-03-08

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Takeyoshi Saiga ,  Yoshikazu Shinohara ,  Alexander Feldman ,  Liangyu Qiu ,  Junkyo Suh ,  Yuhong Yao ,  Milan Maksimovic ,  Moshe Kriman ,  Dana Gal-Fuss ,  Refael Della Pergola ,  Maoz Ovadia ,  Aharon R. Barnea

IPC: G03F1/38 ,  G02B5/04 ,  G03B17/12 ,  G03F1/54

CPC classification number: G03F1/38 ,  G02B5/04 ,  G03B17/12 ,  G03F1/54

Abstract: An optical component includes a mask defining a light blocking portion and a light transmitting portion of the optical component. The light blocking portion is separated from the light transmitting portion by one or more mask edges, at least one of which is defined by an apodized pattern. The apodized pattern of the mask edge reduces diffraction and thus flare caused by the mask.

公开(公告)号：US20240089569A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-14

申请号：US18302822

申请日：2023-04-19

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Roei Remez ,  Brian McCall ,  Milan Maksimovic ,  Maoz Ovadia ,  Arnaud Laflaquière ,  Gershon Rosenblum ,  Noah D. Bedard ,  Omer Korech ,  Emanuel Mordechai ,  Keith Lyon ,  Refael Della Pergola ,  Niv Gilboa

IPC: H04N23/13 ,  G02B1/00 ,  G02B1/04 ,  G02B26/08 ,  G02B27/00 ,  G02B27/40

CPC classification number: H04N23/13 ,  G02B1/002 ,  G02B1/041 ,  G02B26/0808 ,  G02B27/0012 ,  G02B27/40

Abstract: An image sensing device includes a detector assembly, which includes a matrix of optical sensing elements having a predefined pitch. Each optical sensing element includes an active area having a width that is less than 90% of the pitch. An array of optical apertures are respectively aligned with the optical sensing elements such that each optical aperture is positioned at a distance from a respective optical sensing element that is no less than twice the width of the active area. Objective optics are configured to focus light from a scene onto the detector assembly.

公开(公告)号：US20240094437A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-21

申请号：US18307820

申请日：2023-04-27

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Roei Remez ,  Moshe Kriman ,  Yuval Tsur ,  Maoz Ovadia ,  Yaron Gross ,  Omer Eden ,  Alex Pekin ,  Assaf Avraham ,  Roey Zuitlin ,  Gidi Lasovski ,  Refael Della Pergola

IPC: G02B1/00 ,  G01B11/25 ,  G02B1/02 ,  G02B27/30

CPC classification number: G02B1/002 ,  G01B11/254 ,  G02B1/02 ,  G02B27/30

Abstract: An optoelectronic apparatus includes an array of emitters configured to emit beams of optical radiation. An optical substrate is mounted over the array. An optical metasurface is disposed on the optical substrate and configured to collimate and split each of the emitted beams into a respective group of collimated sub-beams, and to direct the collimated sub-beams toward a target to form a pattern of spots on the target.

公开(公告)号：US20240077648A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-07

申请号：US17902835

申请日：2022-09-04

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Yuval Tsur ,  Roey Zuitlin ,  Refael Della Pergola ,  Maoz Ovadia ,  Roei Remez ,  Yaron Gross

IPC: F21V9/40 ,  F21V5/04 ,  G02B1/00

CPC classification number: F21V9/40 ,  F21V5/04 ,  G02B1/002 ,  F21Y2115/30

Abstract: An optoelectronic apparatus includes a substrate and first and second arrays of emitters disposed on the substrate and configured to emit respective first and second beams of optical radiation. The apparatus further includes an optical metasurface disposed on the substrate and configured to collimate and diffuse the first beams without diffusing the second beams, and an optical projection element, configured to intercept both the first and the second beams that have passed through the optical metasurface and to direct both the first and the second beams toward a target while focusing the second beams to form a pattern of spots on the target.

公开(公告)号：US20240069422A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-29

申请号：US17895116

申请日：2022-08-25

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Moshe Kriman ,  Maoz Ovadia ,  Dana Gal-Fuss

IPC: G03B21/20 ,  G02B3/00

CPC classification number: G03B21/2066 ,  G02B3/0068

Abstract: An optical device includes a substrate that includes a parallelepiped of a transparent dielectric material. The substrate is configured for propagation of a beam of optical radiation through the substrate along a beam path that includes multiple internal reflections within the substrate. The device further includes first and second optical metasurfaces disposed on one or more faces of the substrate at different, first and second points of incidence of the beam path with the one or more faces.