The optical unit 10 includes a light source 12, an electromagnetic wave generator, a first reflector 14 configured to reflect emitted light L emitted from the light source 12 and electromagnetic waves emitted by the electromagnetic wave generator in a first reflection region R1 whose reflection direction is changed periodically, and a second reflector 16 configured to reflect first reflected light L1 reflected by the first reflector and first electromagnetic waves again in a second reflection region R2 whose reflection direction is changed periodically. The first reflector 14 is configured to scan the second reflection region R2 with the first reflected light L and the first electromagnetic waves. The second reflector 16 is configured to form a light distribution pattern by performing scanning with second reflected light L2, and to detect a surrounding object by performing scanning with second electromagnetic waves.

Provided are a light distribution member, a lighting or signaling device having the same, and a motor vehicle. A main body part of the light distribution member defines: a light incidence surface, through which light from a light source enters the main body part; a light emergence surface, a portion of the light entering the main body part being allowed to reach the light emergence surface directly in such a way that the portion of the light acts as a first light beam that is at least substantially parallel; and a first side surface and a second side surface, which are reflective faces and arranged on either side of an axis (O-O′), wherein at least one of the first side surface and the second side surface is provided with at least one first reflective structure configured to reflect the light reaching it, and to direct the reflected light as a second light beam toward the light emergence surface, and wherein an angle of the first light beam relative to the axis (O-O′) is different from an angle of the second light beam relative to the axis (O-O′).

A vehicular lamp unit includes: a substrate on which a light source is mounted; a reflector including a substrate fixing portion and a reflector main body; and a screw. The substrate includes a first through hole, into which the screw is inserted; the substrate fixing portion includes a boss portion into which the screw is screwed; the reflector main body includes a base end portion fixed to the substrate fixing portion and a reflective surface to reflect light from the light source; the substrate is fixed to the substrate fixing portion in a state in which the substrate is held between the screw and the substrate fixing portion by screwing the screw, inserted into the first through hole, into the boss portion; and the substrate fixing portion includes at least one second through hole formed between the base end portion of the reflector main body and the boss portion.

An illumination device includes a laser element, a rotating member including a plurality of flat mirror regions that are disposed along a circumference direction of the rotating member to sequentially reflect laser beams emitted from the first laser element with rotation of the rotating member, and a wavelength conversion member. Each of the laser beams reflected at a corresponding one of the mirror regions is incident on the wavelength conversion member. When viewed in a direction in which a rotation axis of the rotating member extends, the mirror regions are disposed at mutually different angles with respect to respective ones of lines each connecting the rotation axis and the center of a respective one of the mirror regions.

A light system comprising: (a) one or more reflectors; (b) a lens; (c) an optical axis extending through the one or more reflectors, the lens, or both; and (d) a light source located entirely on one side of the optical axis so that light from the light source is directed at an angle relative to the one or more reflectors and the one or more reflectors redirect the light through the lens.

A controllable vehicle lamp assembly includes a carrier module, a light-emitting module, an optical module and a controllable module. The light-emitting module includes a first light-emitting structure and a second light-emitting structure. The first light-emitting structure is disposed on a top side of the carrier module for providing a first light source, and the second light-emitting structure is disposed on a bottom side of the carrier module for providing a second light source. The optical module includes a first reflective cover disposed on the top side of the carrier module, a second reflective cover disposed on the bottom side of the carrier module, a movable shielding assembly movably disposed on the top side of the carrier module, and an optical lens disposed on the top side of the carrier module. The controllable module includes a movable driving component for contacting the movable shielding assembly.

A vehicle headlamp assembly, a reflector for the headlamp assembly, and a method for generating a supplementary beam using the reflector are provided. The vehicle headlamp assembly includes a light source and a reflector. The reflector includes a plurality of facets. Each facet of the plurality of facets is configured to contribute to a section of a beam pattern of a light beam of the headlamp assembly by reflecting light emitted by the light source.

An illumination system is arranged to output a light beam for illuminating a scene. The system comprises a spatial light modulator arranged to receive incident light, and to output light comprising a first component and a second component. The first component comprises incident light that is output without modulation by the spatial light modulator. The second component comprises incident light that is spatially-modulated according to a hologram and output by the spatial light modulator. A control device is operable to control the proportion of light output by the spatial light modulator that corresponds to the second component.

Provided are a light distribution member, a lighting or signaling device having the same, and a motor vehicle. A main body part of the light distribution member defines: a light incidence surface, through which light from a light source enters the main body part; a light emergence surface, a portion of the light entering the main body part being allowed to reach the light emergence surface directly in such a way that the portion of the light acts as a first light beam that is at least substantially parallel; and a first side surface and a second side surface, which are reflective faces and arranged on either side of an axis (O-O′), wherein at least one of the first side surface and the second side surface is provided with at least one first reflective structure configured to reflect the light reaching it, and to direct the reflected light as a second light beam toward the light emergence surface, and wherein an angle of the first light beam relative to the axis (O-O′) is different from an angle of the second light beam relative to the axis (O-O′).

A vehicle lamp includes: a light source; and a scanner configured to scan light emitted from the light source, and configured to irradiate the scanned light toward outside a vehicle. The light source includes a plurality of visible light sources configured to emit visible light, and at least one infrared light source configured to emit infrared light, and the infrared light source is arranged between the visible light sources.