A system for measuring the power of a laser beam, comprising an essentially opaque enclosure, from which the laser beam is directed through an exit aperture. The enclosure contains a beam splitter configured to transmit a major part of the laser beam through the exit aperture, and to reflect a minor part of the laser beam; a diffuser element positioned such that the reflected minor part of the laser beam impinges thereon; at least one detector element in optical communication with the diffuser element, the detector element providing a signal in response to the diffused light of the minor part of the laser beam impinging thereon; and an absorber element positioned such that that part of any light entering the enclosure through the exit aperture and reflected by the beam splitter, impinges on the absorber element, and is essentially absorbed.

A system for measuring the power of a laser beam, comprising an essentially opaque enclosure, from which the laser beam is directed through an exit aperture. The enclosure contains a beam splitter configured to transmit a major part of the laser beam through the exit aperture, and to reflect a minor part of the laser beam; a diffuser element positioned such that the reflected minor part of the laser beam impinges thereon; at least one detector element in optical communication with the diffuser element, the detector element providing a signal in response to the diffused light of the minor part of the laser beam impinging thereon; and an absorber element positioned such that that part of any light entering the enclosure through the exit aperture and reflected by the beam splitter, impinges on the absorber element, and is essentially absorbed.

A power receiving apparatus includes a power receiving unit configured to wirelessly receive power from a power transmission apparatus, a communication unit configured to perform communication based on a standard of Near Field Communication (NFC), a detection unit configured to detect the power transmission apparatus, and a control unit configured to control the communication unit not to perform the communication based on the standard of NFC based on detection of the power transmission apparatus by the detection unit, wherein the power receiving unit receives power after the control unit controls the communication unit not to perform communication based on the standard of NFC.

A power conveyor circuit for an energy harvesting system includes an input port configured to be electrically coupled to a sensor to receive an input signal from the sensor at an input power level and an output port configured to 5 be electrically coupled to a load. A switch mode power path circuit is coupled to the input port and the output port to receive the input signal from the sensor received at the input port and to provide an output signal to the output port at an output power level equal to the input power level times a transfer efficiency. A method of making the power conveyor circuit and an energy harvesting system including the power conveyor circuit are also disclosed.

A power over fiber system includes a power sourcing equipment, a powered device, an optical fiber cable, a power storage and a controller. The power sourcing equipment includes a semiconductor laser that oscillates with electric power, thereby outputting feed light. The powered device includes a photoelectric conversion element that converts the feed light into electric power. The optical fiber cable transmits the feed light from the power sourcing equipment to the powered device. The power storage stores the electric power. The controller performs a process of lowering an output level of the feed light in response to a value related to an electric power amount of the electric power stored in the power storage being equal to or higher than a predetermined threshold value, and performs a process of raising the output level in response to the value being lower than the predetermined threshold value.

A power over fiber system includes a power sourcing equipment, a powered device, an optical fiber cable, a power storage and a controller. The power sourcing equipment includes a semiconductor laser that oscillates with electric power, thereby outputting feed light. The powered device includes a photoelectric conversion element that converts the feed light into electric power. The optical fiber cable transmits the feed light from the power sourcing equipment to the powered device. The power storage stores the electric power. The controller performs a process of lowering an output level of the feed light in response to a value related to an electric power amount of the electric power stored in the power storage being equal to or higher than a predetermined threshold value, and performs a process of raising the output level in response to the value being lower than the predetermined threshold value.

A power over fiber system includes a power sourcing equipment, a powered device, an optical fiber cable and a converter. The power sourcing equipment includes a semiconductor laser that oscillates with electric power, thereby outputting feed light. The powered device includes a photoelectric conversion element that converts the feed light into electric power. The optical fiber cable has one end connectable to the power sourcing equipment and another end connectable to the powered device to transmit the feed light. The converter converts a wavelength of the feed light.

A power over fiber system includes a power sourcing equipment, a powered device, an optical fiber cable and a converter. The power sourcing equipment includes a semiconductor laser that oscillates with electric power, thereby outputting feed light. The powered device includes a photoelectric conversion element that converts the feed light into electric power. The optical fiber cable has one end connectable to the power sourcing equipment and another end connectable to the powered device to transmit the feed light. The converter converts a wavelength of the feed light.

Eyewear including a see-through display, a battery, and a frame forming at least one electrical contact for connection to a battery charger for battery charging. The electrical contact is large compared to the size of a battery charging contact to allow easy alignment. The frame may be tied to ground in one example, and to a positive potential in another example. In another example, the frame may be formed into a left portion that is electrically isolated from a right portion. The left portion has a contact coupled to a ground electrode of the battery and is configured to connect to a ground electrode of the battery charger. The right portion has a contact coupled to a positive electrode of the battery and is configured to connect to a positive potential of the battery charger.

A vehicle lift system configured for wireless charging is disclosed. The vehicle lift system includes a vehicle lift and a light transmitter. The vehicle lift includes a base, a carriage, a lift actuator, a battery, and a photovoltaic receiver. The carriage is configured for receiving a wheel of a vehicle. The lift actuator is configured to vertically raise and lower the carriage relative to the base. The battery is configured to provide electrical energy to the vehicle lift. The photovoltaic receiver is electrically coupled with the battery. The light transmitter is configured for transmitting electrical energy to said photovoltaic receiver. Thus, the battery of the vehicle lift can be recharged wirelessly, such that the vehicle lift need not have a wired power connection.