In one example, an apparatus includes a TLT (Time of Flight (TOF)/LiDAR tool) with one or more optical transmitters and optical receivers that are operable to cooperate to obtain data concerning a downhole feature when the apparatus is deployed in a downhole environment. This apparatus further includes a first device operable to determine a position, speed, and/or orientation, of the TLT, when the TLT is deployed in the downhole environment, a second device configured to store locally and/or transmit the data to a location on a surface, a power source connected to the TLT, the first device, and the second device, and a housing within which the TLT, first device, second device, and power source are disposed, and the housing includes a connector configured to interface with a piece of downhole equipment.

Improved resolution of a time-varying optical image is provided with a wide field optical intensity modulator having a bandwidth greater than that of the detector array(s). The modulator configuration can have high photon collection efficiency, e.g. by using polarization modulation to split the incident light into several timegated channels.

A filter device for an optical sensor, including a hologram having a defined number of holographic functions, which are developed in such a way that the filter device blocks optical radiation that impinges upon the filter device from a defined first solid angle and optical radiation that impinges upon the filter device from a defined second solid angle is able to pass through the filter device.

A filter device for an optical sensor, including a hologram having a defined number of holographic functions, which are developed in such a way that the filter device blocks optical radiation that impinges upon the filter device from a defined first solid angle and optical radiation that impinges upon the filter device from a defined second solid angle is able to pass through the filter device.

A LIDAR system for detecting an object. The LIDAR system includes a rotor rotatable about a rotation axis, the rotor including at least two transceiver units, each having a detection area, the detection areas being oriented in different directions. Each of the at least two transceiver units includes a transmitting unit including at least one laser for emitting a laser beam into the detection area of the transceiver unit; and a receiving unit for receiving laser light which was reflected by the object in the detection area of the transceiver unit. At least one of the at least two transceiver units includes at least one beam duplication unit for duplicating the at least one laser beam into at least two duplication beams.

A LIDAR system for detecting an object. The LIDAR system includes a rotor rotatable about a rotation axis, the rotor including at least two transceiver units, each having a detection area, the detection areas being oriented in different directions. Each of the at least two transceiver units includes a transmitting unit including at least one laser for emitting a laser beam into the detection area of the transceiver unit; and a receiving unit for receiving laser light which was reflected by the object in the detection area of the transceiver unit. At least one of the at least two transceiver units includes at least one beam duplication unit for duplicating the at least one laser beam into at least two duplication beams.

A distance measurement device includes an emission unit, a detection unit, a first reduction unit that reduces, based on a detection result of the detection unit, influence of variation of an optical axis of the image formation optical system on a subject image received as light by a light receiving section, a second reduction unit that reduces variation of an optical axis of the directional light with respect to the subject based on the detection result of the detection unit, and a control unit that, in the case of operating the first reduction unit and the second reduction unit at the same time, controls the first reduction unit and the second reduction unit to reduce variation of an irradiation position of the directional light in the subject image received as light by the light receiving section.

A distance measurement device includes a detection unit, an optical path forming unit, a first reduction unit, based on a detection result of the detection unit, influence of variation of the optical axis of the image formation optical system, a second reduction unit that is disposed in a different part from a common optical path and reduces variation of the optical axis of the directional light with respect to the subject based on the detection result of the detection unit, and a control unit that, in the case of operating the first reduction unit and the second reduction unit at the same time, controls the first reduction unit and the second reduction unit to reduce variation of an irradiation position of the directional light in the subject image received as light by the light receiving section.

A distance measurement device includes an emission unit, a detection unit, a first reduction unit that reduces, based on a detection result of the detection unit, influence of variation of an optical axis of the image formation optical system on the subject image received as light by the light receiving section, a second reduction unit that reduces variation of an optical axis of the directional light with respect to the subject based on the detection result of the detection unit, and a control unit that, in the case of operating the first reduction unit and the second reduction unit at the same time, controls the first reduction unit and the second reduction unit to reduce variation of an irradiation position of the directional light in the subject image received as light by the light receiving section.

Disclosed is a location tracking system and associated methods for precisely locating a target device with a recipient device via different forms of location tracking and augmented reality. The recipient device receives a first position of the target device over a data network. The recipient device is moved according to the first position until the target device is in Ultra-WideBand (“UWB”) signaling range of the recipient device. The recipient device then measures a distance and direction of the target device relative to the recipient device based on Time-of-Flight (“ToF”) measurements generated from the UWB signaling. The recipient device determines a second position of the target device based on the distance and direction of the target device, and generates an augmented reality view with a visual reference at a particular position in images of a captured scene that corresponds to the second position of the target device.