A monocentric reception arrangement comprising an optical system (1), in the spherical focal plane (BF) of which the imaged overall image of an object field is subdivided into partial images by field lenses (3.1) of a field lens array (3) arranged here and the partial beams in each case involved in a partial image are collimated by way of a downstream collimator lens (6.1) in each case onto in each case one receiver (5.1) of an optoelectronic receiver array (5). An aperture stop is arranged in a plane of each receiver surface of one of the receivers (5.1), the image of said aperture stop being the entrance pupil, in the center of which lies the common center of curvature (MP) of the spherical entrance surface (2) and the curvature of the field lens array (3). Each partial beam illuminates one of the receiver surfaces with the same beam diameter.

A directional free-space optical communication system includes a source device including a laser diode and an endpoint device including a photodiode. The endpoint device also includes an optical structure, such as an optical adapter, that increases both angular and spatial offset tolerance between the two source device and the endpoint device.

An optical sensing system, including a light source, a projection module, and a sensing module, is provided. The light source is configured to provide an illumination beam transmitted to a target object by the projection module. The projection module is disposed on a transmission path of the illumination beam. The target object reflects the illumination beam to generate a sensing beam. The sensing module is disposed on a transmission path of the sensing beam and includes at least one sensing unit. The sensing unit includes a light receiving element and a sensing element, and has an optical axis. The light receiving element is located between the target object and the sensing element, and is configured to guide the sensing beam to the sensing element along the optical axis. The light receiving element has a focal point on the optical axis. The sensing element is not located at the focal point.

A free-space optical power beaming device may be configured to receive a light beam from an external source. The device may include a plurality of photovoltaic elements configured to convert light to electrical energy; a plurality of electrical charge storage elements, and a light reflector element configured to reflect a light beam toward one or more of the plurality of photovoltaic elements. Each electrical charge storage element may be coupled with at least of one of the plurality of photovoltaic elements and configured to store electrical energy output from the at least one of the plurality of photovoltaic elements. In some aspects a set of the plurality of photovoltaic elements may be configured in a tilted manner. In other aspects the light reflector element may be steerable to reflect a light beam toward one or more of the plurality of photovoltaic elements to provide a desired time-averaged light intensity distribution.

A security light having optional and prioritized connection to multiple power supplies. The lighting controller can sense the appropriate connected supply and automatically connect to three different power supplies which include house voltage connection through a typical junction box, a remote solar charging station, and on board batteries that can be used as a third backup power supply. Additional implementations include prioritizing the connection to the plurality of electrical supplies and selecting one of the electrical supplies based upon a stored connection priority list or associated circuitry as well as including associated lighting characteristics for the prioritized selection.

Disclosed is an instrument including a multipath, monolithic optical component, made up of a portion of a transparent material between two opposite faces of the component. One of the two faces of the component is formed by a first refracting surface, and the other face includes several second refracting surfaces which are juxtaposed. Each optical path of the component is formed by one of the second refracting surfaces in combination with a corresponding portion of the first refracting surface. One such component is suited for being part, within the instrument, of a detection module with multiple optical paths arranged in parallel, with a matrix photodetector shared by the optical paths. Such a detection module may be compact enough in order to be integrated into a cryostat cold screen, improving cooling thereof, and may be combined with an objective in order to form an instrument with multiple optical paths.

A directional free-space optical communication system includes a source device including a laser diode and an endpoint device including a photodiode. The endpoint device also includes an optical structure, such as an optical adapter, that increases both angular and spatial offset tolerance between the two source device and the endpoint device.

The present disclosure sets forth an outdoor security light with the flexibility of being mounted to either a wall structure or to an eave or ceiling structure. The security light can be adjusted for each installation without the necessity of changing hardware elements of the security luminaire. Various embodiments allow for both a vertical installation wall mount, and a horizontal installation ceiling or eave mount, while maintaining appropriate outward orientation of the lamp heads while also allowing for appropriate positioning of a motion or other sensors.

The present disclosure sets forth a motion sensing outdoor security light with the flexibility of being mounted to either a wall structure or to an eave or ceiling structure. An adjustable spherical motion sensor housing may be provided with the rotationally adjustable outdoor security light, allowing easy adjustment of motion detection ranges under different mounting schemes without comprising the aesthetic design of the light. The adjustable spherical motion sensor housing may also provide an enlarged horizontal field of view for better performance.

The present disclosure sets forth a motion sensing outdoor security light with the flexibility of being mounted to either a wall structure or to an eave or ceiling structure. An adjustable spherical motion sensor housing may be provided with the rotationally adjustable outdoor security light, allowing easy adjustment of motion detection ranges under different mounting schemes without comprising the aesthetic design of the light. The adjustable spherical motion sensor housing may also provide an enlarged horizontal field of view for better performance.