A transmission unit for a LIDAR device for emitting collimated beams into a scanning area. The transmission unit includes at least one beam source for generating beams in the form of a beam bundle, the beam source being designed as a surface emitter or an emitter array, and a transmission optical unit including at least one lens. The transmission unit includes a diaphragm including at least one aperture, which is configured to delimit a cross section of the beam bundle of the generated beams in a horizontal direction and/or a vertical direction. The at least one lens of the transmission optical unit is situated downstream from the diaphragm in the emission direction of the beams. A LIDAR device is also described.

A transmission unit for a LIDAR device for emitting collimated beams into a scanning area. The transmission unit includes at least one beam source for generating beams in the form of a beam bundle, the beam source being designed as a surface emitter or an emitter array, and a transmission optical unit including at least one lens. The transmission unit includes a diaphragm including at least one aperture, which is configured to delimit a cross section of the beam bundle of the generated beams in a horizontal direction and/or a vertical direction. The at least one lens of the transmission optical unit is situated downstream from the diaphragm in the emission direction of the beams. A LIDAR device is also described.

A light-guiding component includes a light introduction section, the light introduction section including a first light incidence portion and a second light incidence portion that face different directions. The first light incidence portion is capable of receiving incident light from a light source that corresponds to the first light incidence portion, and the second light incidence portion is capable of receiving incident light from a light source that corresponds to the second light incidence portion. A light-guiding section provided with a light exit surface and configured to guide the light from the first light incidence portion or the second light incidence portion to be propagated therein and then exit from the light exit surface.

Provided is a method in which, when configuring an HUD that produces a holographic image at a distance using a holographic optical element (HOE), an HOE capable of correcting aberrations generated by a projection optical system is manufactured and used to improve the quality of an HUD image. A method for manufacturing an HOE for HUD according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of: measuring aberrations generated by an optical system that projects an image of a display device; recording the measured aberrations in a master HOE; reproducing an aberrated wavefront of the optical system by playing the master HOE on a display plane on which the image of the display device is expressed; and causing an interference of the reproduced aberrated wavefront and a spherical wavefront irradiated from the HUD image plane on which the image of the display device is created, and recording the interference in the HOE. Accordingly, when configuring the HUD producing an image at a distance using the HOE, the quality of the HUD image can be improved by measuring aberrations in the projection optical system, creating a master HOE that reproduces the measured aberrations, and manufacturing a HOE that corrects the aberrations, and correcting aberrations generated in the projection optical system.

Provided is a method in which, when configuring an HUD that produces a holographic image at a distance using a holographic optical element (HOE), an HOE capable of correcting aberrations generated by a projection optical system is manufactured and used to improve the quality of an HUD image. A method for manufacturing an HOE for HUD according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of: measuring aberrations generated by an optical system that projects an image of a display device; recording the measured aberrations in a master HOE; reproducing an aberrated wavefront of the optical system by playing the master HOE on a display plane on which the image of the display device is expressed; and causing an interference of the reproduced aberrated wavefront and a spherical wavefront irradiated from the HUD image plane on which the image of the display device is created, and recording the interference in the HOE. Accordingly, when configuring the HUD producing an image at a distance using the HOE, the quality of the HUD image can be improved by measuring aberrations in the projection optical system, creating a master HOE that reproduces the measured aberrations, and manufacturing a HOE that corrects the aberrations, and correcting aberrations generated in the projection optical system.

Various embodiments may relate to an optical system. The optical system may include a lens structure configured to generate an outgoing Gaussian beam based on an incoming Gaussian beam. The optical system may also include a light source configured to provide the incoming Gaussian beam to the lens structure. The lens structure may be a flat lens or a phase plate.

A laser radar includes: a light source including a laser diode; an optical system configured to shape laser light emitted from the laser diode, into a line beam that is long in one direction, and project the line beam to a target area; and a scanner configured to perform scanning with the line beam in a short side direction of the line beam. The laser diode is disposed such that a fast axis of the laser diode extends along a direction corresponding to the short side direction of the line beam.

LIDAR systems, and methods of measuring a scene are disclosed. A laser source emits one or more optical beams. A scanning optical system scans the optical beams over a scene and captures reflections from the scene. A measurement subsystem independently measures the reflections from N subpixels within each scene pixel, where N is an integer greater than 1, and combines the measurements of the reflections from the N subpixels to determine range and/or range rate for the pixel.

LIDAR systems, and methods of measuring a scene are disclosed. A laser source emits one or more optical beams. A scanning optical system scans the optical beams over a scene and captures reflections from the scene. A measurement subsystem independently measures the reflections from N subpixels within each scene pixel, where N is an integer greater than 1, and combines the measurements of the reflections from the N subpixels to determine range and/or range rate for the pixel.

A picture generation unit (PGU) used in a head-up display (HUD) includes a printed circuit board (PCB) having a plurality of light sources, a display unit disposed in front of the plurality of light sources and configured to form an image to be provided to the HUD, and a housing disposed between the PCB and the display unit and including an internal reflective structure configured to guide optical beams from the plurality of light sources to the display unit and to homogenize a light intensity of the optical beams incident on the display unit, wherein the internal reflective structure includes a plurality of first funnels respectively disposed of corresponding to the plurality of light sources, and a second funnel disposed of as a singular funnel in front of the first funnels in a form encompassing the plurality of first funnels.