A method for providing a composite field of view includes providing two or more input light beams to a scanning mirror and scanning the two or more input light beams using the scanning mirror to provide a plurality of reflected light beams at different angles. Each of the plurality of reflected light beams is configured to provide an image in a respective field of view. The method also includes receiving the plurality of reflected light beams in a waveguide and projecting a plurality of output light beams from the waveguide to form a projected image in the composite field of view. The composite field of view is larger than the respective field of view provided by each of the two or more input light beams.

An image display system includes an optical subsystem configured to emit a first light beam and a second light beam, wherein the first light beam illuminates a first portion of a composite field of view and the second beam illuminates a second portion of the composite field of view. A scanning mirror is positioned to intercept and reflect the first light beam and the second light beam. The system also has a waveguide with at least one input coupling optical element for receiving the first light beam and the second light beam into the waveguide. The waveguide also has an output coupling optical element for projecting a plurality of output light beams derived from the first light beam and the second light beam from the waveguide to illuminate the composite field of view.

A LIDAR system for detecting objects comprising: a radiation source for emitting output beams; a scanner for directing output beams onto a field of view (FOV), and a controller. The scanner comprises: a scanning face having reflective zones with reflective surfaces. Each reflective surface can receive the output beams and transmit as spread beams along a spread axis to define a region of interest (ROI) within the FOV. At least two different reflective surfaces can generate different ROIs with different spread axes. The controller is configured to cause relative movement between the output beams and the scanner for selective contact of the output beams with a given reflective zone to emit a given output beam as a desired region of interest.

A LIDAR system for detecting objects in a surrounding environment of an autonomous vehicle comprising a radiation source configured to emit output beams; a scanner configured to direct the output beams onto a field of view of the surrounding environment as a plurality of data points in a scanning pattern. The scanner comprises a scanning face having a non-planar profile and comprising a plurality of reflective surface segments. Each reflective surface segment has a given position on the scanning face, and a given angle relative to a reference for reflecting the output beams as a propagating beam with a given propagating angle, wherein the given position and the given angle of at least some of the reflective surface segments is configured to modulate a distribution of the data points in the scanning pattern across the field of view.

An optical system and a method of operation thereof are provided. The method comprises: causing, by the controller, a light source to emit light, the light being scanned over a first direction by a first optical element of the optical system, the first optical element rotating about a first axis perpendicular to the first direction defining in part a field of view of the optical system; sensing, by at least one sensor communicatively coupled with the controller, a reflected signal of light reflected off surrounding objects in the field of view of the optical system; selecting, by the controller, a region of interest of the field of view based at least in part on the reflected signal; and causing, by the controller, a second optical element to selectively pivot about a second axis parallel to the first axis, thereby modifying a frequency of scanning in the region of interest.

A tracking scanning laser optics device configured for mounting in headgear having at least one opening for positioning in front of an eye of a user includes a mounting unit, an invisible light source supported by the mounting unit for directing invisible light through a pupil, and at least one visible light source supported by the mounting unit for directing visible light through the pupil for writing on to the retina within a portion thereof scanned by 2-D scanning optics supported by the mounting unit. An imaging device supported by the mounting unit receives at least the invisible light reflected by the retina and stores an image thereof, and a calibration unit operative in conjunction with the 2-D scanning optics determines an origin in 2-D space for serving as a reference point for identifying a location of the portion within the retina.

The light guide device includes a first light guide part, a polygon mirror, a second light guide part, and an adjustment part. The first light guide part reflects and guides the laser light emitted from the laser generator. The polygon mirror has a reflective part (33), and the reflective part (33) reflects the laser light guided by the first light guide part while the reflective part (33) rotates. The second light guide part reflects the laser light reflected at the reflective part (33) of the polygon mirror and directs the light so that the laser light is illuminated to the workpiece at each reflective part (33), respectively. The adjustment part adjusts the position of the light incident on the polygon mirror in the rotation axis direction of the optical axis, thereby changing the positions of light incident on the irradiation target in the line width direction. The irradiation target is irradiated with the light while the position of the light in a line width direction.

A tracking scanning laser optics device configured for mounting in hedger having at least one opening for positioning in front of an eye of a user includes a mounting unit, an invisible light source supported by the mounting unit for directing invisible light through pupil, and at least one visible light source supported by the mounting unit for directing visible light through the pupil for writing on the retina within a portion thereof scanned by 2-D scanning optics supported by the mounting unit. An imaging device supported by the mounting unit receives at least the invisible light reflected by the retina and stores an image thereof, and a calibration unit operative in conjunction with the 2-D scanning optics determines an origin in 2-D space for serving as a reference point for identifying a location of the portion within the retina.

Scanning optical system, comprising a rotatable mirror unit including first and second mirror surfaces each inclining relative to a rotation axis, and a light projecting system including a light source which emits light flux toward an object through the mirror unit. The light flux is reflected on the first mirror surface, then to the second mirror surface, and projected so as to scan on the object correspondingly to rotation of the mirror unit. The mirror unit includes multiples pairs of the first and second mirror surfaces, and the respective intersection angles of the multiples pairs are different from each other. In one rotation of the mirror unit, light flux emitted from the light source is reflected on the second mirror surfaces, and is projected sequentially, thereby to scan a measurement range in which the object is measured. Length in a sub scanning direction of the light flux and intersection angles of the multiples pairs correspond to length in a sub scanning direction of the measurement range.

A device for imaging a region of interest includes a scanning assembly configured to steer a light beam incident thereon relative to a target location. The scanning assembly includes a first stationary optical device configured to control a circular polarization direction of the light beam and transmit the light beam to a second stationary optical device, and the second stationary optical device is configured to deflect the light beam to the target location. The device also includes an image sensor configured to generate an image based on the deflected light beam.