Self-mixed interferometer (SMI) devices and techniques are described for measuring depth and/or velocity of objects. The SMI devices and techniques may be used for eye-tracking. A light source of an SMI sensor emits coherent light that is directed to a target location with a scanning module. One or more SMI signals are measured. The one or more SMI signals are generated by the SMI sensor in response to feedback light received from the target location. The feedback light is a portion of the coherent light that illuminated the target location.

Self-mixed interferometer (SMI) devices and techniques are described for measuring depth and/or velocity of objects. The SMI devices and techniques may be used for eye-tracking. A light source of an SMI sensor emits coherent light that is directed to a target location with a scanning module. One or more SMI signals are measured. The one or more SMI signals are generated by the SMI sensor in response to feedback light received from the target location. The feedback light is a portion of the coherent light that illuminated the target location.

A laser interference device includes: a measurement mirror being movable in an X direction; a reference mirror disposed at a position different from a position of the measurement mirror in a Y direction; a beam splitter having a splitting surface that divides a laser beam into a measurement light and a reference light; a first light guide configured to guide the measurement light incident from the beam splitter and emit the measurement light toward the measurement mirror; and a second light guide configured to guide the reference light incident from the beam splitter and emit the reference light toward the reference mirror, in which a first distribution path formed by the first light guide and a second distribution path formed by the second light guide are mutually equal in a mechanical path length and an optical path length.

A wearable electronic device including a housing that is worn by a user and a SMI sensor contained within the housing. The SMI sensor may include an emitter that outputs coherent light toward the skin of a user when the housing is worn by the user. The SMI sensor may also include a detector that detects a portion of the coherent light reflected towards the sensor and generates electrical signals that indicate displacements of the skin based on the portion of coherent light received at the detector. The housing may include a transmitter that is operatively coupled with the SMI sensor and is configured to transmit physiological data to a receiving device based on electrical signals output from the SMI sensor.

A sensor head is provided and achieves improved measurement accuracy while reducing measurement time. The sensor head includes: a case including a first case section having a lens therein, a second case section having an objective lens therein, and a third case section providing connection between the first case section and the second case section. Inside the third case section, a mirror member for folding light incident thereon from the lens toward the objective lens is disposed, and a hollow tube providing communication between through holes respectively formed in the mirror member and the objective lens is provided.

The present disclosure provides a thickness measuring device including a base, a first moving component, a second moving component, a frame and a linking component. The base includes a base main body and a sensor. The first moving component moves along a first direction and includes a contacting end. The second moving component moves along a second direction and includes a sensing element corresponding to the sensor. The frame is connected to the base and includes a frame main body, a first guiding groove and a second guiding groove. The first and second guiding grooves are formed on the frame main body for accommodating the first and second moving components. The linking component includes a rotating element, a first connection portion and a second connection portion. The first and second connection portions are disposed on a surface of the rotating element and connected to the first and second moving components.

Multichannel optical coherence systems and methods involving optical coherence tomography (OCT) subsystems are operably and respectively connected to optical fibers of a multichannel optical probe, such that each optical fiber forms at least a distal portion of a sample beam path of a respective OCT subsystem. The optical fibers are in optical communication with distal optical elements such that external beam paths associated therewith are directed towards a common spatial region external to the housing. Image processing computer hardware is employed to process OCT signals obtained from the plurality of OCT subsystems to generate an OCT image dataset comprising a plurality of OCT A-scans and process the OCT image dataset to generate volumetric image data based on known positions and orientations of the external beam paths associated with the OCT subsystems.

Disclosed is a heterodyne laser interferometer based on an integrated secondary beam splitting component, which belongs to the technical field of laser application; the disclosure inputs two beams that are spatially separated and have different frequencies to the heterodyne laser interferometer based on the integrated secondary beam splitting component, wherein the integrated secondary beam splitting component includes two beam splitting surfaces that are spatially perpendicular to each other; and the two beam splitting surfaces are plated with a polarizing beam splitting film or a non-polarizing beam splitting film, and a measurement beam and a reference beam are the same in travel path length in the integrated secondary beam splitting component. The heterodyne laser interferometer of the disclosure significantly reduces periodic nonlinear errors, has the advantages of simple structure, good thermal stability, large tolerance angle and easy integration and assembly compared with other existing heterodyne laser interferometers with spatially separated optical paths, and meets the high-precision and high-resolution requirements of high-end equipment on heterodyne laser interferometry.

An optical coherence tomography device includes a base with a detection end and a mounting end, a movable base and a second drive mechanism. An optical imaging catheter is pivotally connected to the detection end. The optical imaging catheter is provided with an imaging end and a connecting end. The connecting end is detachably connected to the detection end, and the connecting end is provided with a first connecting part. The movable base is provided with a fiber optic rotary joint, a hollow shaft and a first drive mechanism. The end of the hollow shaft is provided with a second connecting part. When the movable base moves toward the detection end, the second connecting part is configured to be connected to the first connecting part so that the optical imaging catheter is coupled with the hollow shaft. The device is capable of manually or automatically connecting the optical imaging catheter.

A system may include an optical source and an adjustable spatial light modulator coupled to the optical source. The system may further include a medium coupled to the adjustable spatial light modulator. The system may further include a beam splitter coupled to the optical source and the adjustable spatial light modulator. The beam splitter may generate a first optical signal and a second optical signal using the optical source. The system may further include an optical detector coupled to the beam splitter and the medium. The optical detector may obtain a combined optical signal including a resulting optical signal and the second optical signal. The resulting optical signal may be produced by transmitting the first optical signal through the medium at a predetermined spatial light modulation using the adjustable spatial light modulator.