An encoded information reading (EIR) terminal can comprise a microprocessor, a memory, an EIR device including a two-dimensional imager, and a micro-projector including a light source and a light manipulation sub-system. The EIR device can be configured to output raw message data containing an encoded message and/or output a decoded message corresponding to an encoded message. The EIR terminal can be configured to acquire an image of a target object in a field of view (FOV) of the two-dimensional imager. The EIR terminal can be further configured, responsive to successfully locating decodable indicia within the image, to produce a decoded message by decoding the decodable indicia. The EIR terminal can be further configured, responsive to successfully decoding the decodable indicia, to generate a projectable image and to project the projectable image onto a surface the target object using the micro-projector.

A lighting device comprises a light source defining a central axis and comprising at least two mutually independently operable lighting elements. The lighting device further comprises a rotatable deflective member rotatably mounted about said axis, and a fixed deflective member fixedly mounted on said axis and comprising at least two mutually differently deflective portions which each are associated with a respective lighting element. The lighting device of the invention enables various operation modes, like light beam rotation can rotate, jumping of the light beam from one location to another by a sequence of switching on and off one or more of the at least two lighting elements, or in that it can be dimmed or boosted, for example dimmable in steps by a sequence of one by one switching off the lighting elements.

An endoscope with adjustable viewing angle includes a pivotable prism (to divert light that can pivot around a pivot axis to adjust the viewing angle and a fixed prism to divert light that is diverted by the pivotable prism into a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the endoscope, such that at least either a light outlet surface of the pivotable prism is positioned in a recess of the fixed prism or a light inlet surface of the fixed prism is positioned in a recess of the pivotable prism.

An optical unit includes a cylindrical rotatable lens and a light source provided in the rotatable lens. The rotatable lens is configured such that a light output from the light source is incident via an inner circumferential surface and is output via an outer circumferential surface as an irradiating beam, and a predetermined irradiated area is formed by scanning a space in front with the irradiating beam according to a periodical movement of the rotatable lens.

Embodiments of the disclosure provide a method for fabricating a shaped optical component, and a method for making a micro assembly with a plurality of shaped optical components. The method for fabricating a shaped optical component includes creating a master mold containing a substrate with a predefined surface contour. The method further includes generating a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) mold with a concave part having an inverse pattern matching the predefined surface contour. The method additionally includes filling the concave part of the PDMS mold with a light-curable optical adhesive. The method additionally includes sealing the adhesive-filled concave part with a flat PDMS slab to form a PDMS structure. The method additionally includes curing and hardening the optical adhesive inside the PDMS structure to form the shaped optical component. The method additionally includes detaching the shaped optical component from the PDMS structure.

An OCT scanning probe includes a tubular housing, at least one electrode, an optical fiber scanner and an auxiliary localization component. The electrode is disposed on an outer surface of the tubular housing. The optical fiber scanner is disposed in the tubular housing and includes an optical fiber and an optical element. The optical element is disposed on an emitting end of the optical fiber and at corresponding position to a light transmittable portion of the tubular housing. The auxiliary localization component is disposed on the tubular housing, and overlaps part of the light transmittable portion. A light beam emitted from the optical fiber scanner passes through the light transmittable portion to obtain a tomographic image. An interaction of the light beam with the auxiliary localization component causes a characteristic in the tomographic image, with the characteristic corresponding to the auxiliary localization component.

Motors for driving multi-element optical scanning devices and associated systems and methods include an exemplary optical system. The optical system includes at least one optical element positionable along an optical path to receive radiation, with the at least one optical element having an opening therethrough; a shaft extending through the opening; at least one bearing operably coupled to the shaft; and a motor operably coupled to the at least one optical element to rotate the at least one optical element.

Small bearings for multi-element optical scanning devices and associated systems and methods include an exemplary LiDAR system. The LiDAR system includes a laser transceiver having a laser emitter and a laser receiver, the laser emitter being positioned to emit laser light along an optical path; a collimating element and at least one optical element positioned along the optical path, the at least one optical element having an opening therethrough; a shaft extending into the opening; and a bearing positioned to rotatably support the at least one optical element relative to the shaft.

A microscope comprising a coherent light source producing a coherent light beam, a light beam guide system comprising a beam splitter configured to split the coherent light beam into a reference beam and a sample illumination beam, a sample holder configured to hold a sample to be observed, a sample illumination device configured to direct the sample illumination beam through the sample and into a microscope objective, a beam reuniter configured to reunite the reference beam and sample illumination beam after passage of the sample illumination beam through the sample to be observed, and a light sensing system configured to capture at least phase and intensity values of the coherent light beam downstream of the beam reuniter.

A light reflection device comprises a reflection member having a reflection surface that is formed in a planar shape. The reflection surface reflects incident light. The reflection member performs a revolution and a rotation simultaneously. A direction of the revolution of the reflection member and a direction of the rotation of the reflection member are the same. Angular velocity of the revolution of the reflection member is equal to twice angular velocity of the rotation of the reflection member.