公开(公告)号：US20200090569A1

公开(公告)日：2020-03-19

申请号：US16554334

申请日：2019-08-28

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Arman Hajati ,  Robert S. Upton ,  Yuval Gerson

IPC: G09G3/02 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G02B26/10 ,  G02B26/08 ,  G02B27/30 ,  G02B6/42

Abstract: A display system may display image frames. The system may include multiple sets of laser dies. Each set of laser dies may emit a respective set of beams of light to a photonic integrated circuit. Each set of beams may include light in at least three wavelength ranges that include visible and/or infrared wavelengths. Channels in the photonic integrated circuit may receive the sets of beams with a first pitch and may emit the set of beams with a second pitch that is finer than the first pitch and at a given angular separation to tangential and sagittal axis scanning mirrors.

公开(公告)号：US20180372847A1

公开(公告)日：2018-12-27

申请号：US15849701

申请日：2017-12-21

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Robert S. Upton ,  Andrew J. Sutton ,  Ariel Lipson ,  Noel Axelrod

IPC: G01S7/481 ,  G02B26/10 ,  G01S17/08

Abstract: An optical device includes a light source, which is configured to emit a beam of light, and a sensor having a detection area. At least one scanning mirror is configured to scan the beam across a target scene. Light collection optics include a collection lens positioned to receive the light from the scene that is reflected from the at least one scanning mirror and to focus the collected light onto a focal plane, and a non-imaging optical element having a front surface positioned at the focal plane of the collection lens and a rear surface in proximity to the sensor and configured to spread the light focused by the collection lens over the detection area of the sensor.

公开(公告)号：US20180052234A1

公开(公告)日：2018-02-22

申请号：US15682207

申请日：2017-08-21

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Robert S. Upton ,  Chandra S. Kakani ,  Alexander Shpunt ,  Yuval Gerson

IPC: G01S17/88 ,  G01S7/481

CPC classification number: G01S17/88 ,  G01S7/4812 ,  G01S7/4815 ,  G01S7/4816 ,  G01S17/87 ,  G01S17/89 ,  G02B9/60 ,  G02B13/14 ,  G02B13/16 ,  G02B13/22

Abstract: Optical systems that may, for example, be used in light ranging and detection (LiDAR) applications, for example in systems that implement combining laser pulse transmission in LiDAR and that include dual transmit and receive systems. Receiver components of a dual receiver system in LiDAR applications may include a medium range (50 meters or less) receiver optical system with a medium entrance pupil and small F-number and with a medium to wide field of view. The optical system may utilize optical filters, scanning mirrors, and a nominal one-dimensional SPAD (or SPADs) to increase the probability of positive photon events.

公开(公告)号：US20180003803A1

公开(公告)日：2018-01-04

申请号：US15636566

申请日：2017-06-28

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Chandra S. Kakani ,  Alexander Shpunt ,  Mina A. Rezk ,  Robert S. Upton ,  Yuval Gerson

IPC: G01S7/481 ,  G02B9/60 ,  G02B9/62 ,  G02B13/22

CPC classification number: G01S7/4816 ,  G01S7/4815 ,  G01S17/87 ,  G01S17/89 ,  G02B9/60 ,  G02B9/62 ,  G02B9/64 ,  G02B13/004 ,  G02B13/0045 ,  G02B13/22

Abstract: Optical systems that may, for example, be used in remote sensing systems, for example in systems that implement combining laser pulse transmission in LiDAR and that include dual transmit and receive systems. A dual receiver system may include a receiver including an optical system with a relatively small aperture and wide field of view for capturing reflected light from short-range (e.g., 20 meters) objects. The optical systems may refract the reflected light to photodetectors (e.g., single photo-avalanche detectors (SPADs)) that capture the light. Light captured at the photodetectors may, for example, be used to determine range information for objects or surfaces in the environment.