An optical receiver including a photodetector and a waveguide is provided. The photodetector includes a plurality of photosensitive regions arranged in an array. The waveguide is disposed on the photodetector and includes a plurality of gratings, a plurality of optical channels, and a plurality of light-deflection elements. The gratings are respectively adapted to collect light beams incident on the waveguide at different angles. The optical channels are adapted to propagate the light beams collected by the gratings. The light-deflection elements are disposed on transmission paths of the light beams propagating in the optical channels and are located above the photosensitive regions. The light-deflection elements are adapted to propagate the light beams propagating in the optical channels to the photosensitive regions. An optical transceiver is also provided.

An optical sensing module capable of providing a multi-directional optical sensing function teaches that the optical sensing module can be fixed on a circuit board via a bridging medium. The optical sensing module includes a supporter, a photosensitive component and a connecting component. The supporter includes a base and several lateral portions. The lateral portions are bent from edges of the base to form an accommodating space. The photosensitive component is disposed inside the accommodating space to receive an optical signal passing into an opening of the accommodating space. The connecting component is disposed on the supporter and includes a conductive terminal. The supporter is connected with the bridging material via the conductive terminal to stand on the circuit board by one of a plurality of sensing directions.

An optical device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a first transmitting portion, N light-emitting portions, and a light-receiving portion. The first transmitting portion is disposed in the first substrate. The N light-emitting portions are disposed in the first substrate, and the N is an integer of 2 or more. The light-receiving portion is configured to receive light passing through the first transmitting portion and is disposed in the second substrate.

Disclosed are a scanner system and a method for recording surface geometry and surface color of an object where both surface geometry information and surface color information for a block of said image sensor pixels at least partly from one 2D image recorded by said color image sensor.

A light detection and ranging (LIDAR) system can emit light toward an environment and detect responsively reflected light to determine a distance to one or more points in the environment. The reflected light can be detected by a plurality of plurality of photodiodes that are reverse-biased using a high voltage. Signals from the plurality of reverse-biased photodiodes can be amplified by respective transistors and applied to an analog-to-digital converter (ADC). The signal from a particular photodiode can be applied to the ADC by biasing a respective transistor corresponding to the particular photodiode while not biasing transistors corresponding to other photodiodes. The gain of each photodiode/transistor pair can be controlled by adjusting the bias voltage applied to each photodiode using a digital-to-analog converter. The gain of each photodiode/transistor pair can be controlled based on the detected temperature of each photodiode.

According to one aspect, embodiments herein provide a non-imaging optical system including a focusing optical element positioned within an input optical path to receive electromagnetic radiation, a micro-mirror array including a plurality of micro-mirror pixels positioned within the input optical path, individual micro-mirror pixels of the plurality of micro-mirror pixels being positioned to receive electromagnetic radiation from the focusing optical element and redirect electromagnetic radiation along a redirected optical path, a relay optical element positioned within the redirected optical path to receive and focus electromagnetic radiation from the micro-mirror array, and a single-pixel non-imaging detector positioned to receive electromagnetic radiation from the relay optical element.

Disclosed herein are systems and methods related to use of hollow core photonic crystal fibers. A system includes a tube and a collimating lens configured in a first end of the tube, wherein a single mode fiber is coupled to a first end of the collimating lens. A second lens is supported by a structure at a second end of the tube, the second lens receiving a first signal from a second end of the collimating lens and outputting a second signal that is coupled into a first end of a hollow core photonic crystal fiber. A first gas tube is configured to introduce gas through the structure into a chamber and a sealant seals at least one of the collimating lens and the structure within the tube. An output signal is received at a detector that catches the entire beam to suppress multiple-mode beating noise.

A Single-Photon Avalanche Diode (SPAD) is disclosed. The SPAD may include an active region for detection of incident radiation, and a cover configured to shield part of the active region from the incident radiation. An array is also disclosed and includes SPADs arranged in rows and columns. A method for making the SPAD is also disclosed.

A light sensor is provided that includes an exposed light transducer for accumulating charge in proportion to light incident thereon over an integration period; and a light-to-pulse circuit in communication with the exposed light transducer, the light-to-pulse circuit operative to output a pulse having a pulse width based on the charge accumulated by the exposed light transducer. The light-to-pulse circuit may include a one shot logic circuit that contributes to generation of the pulse. The light sensor may include an input/output pad, a capacitor provided at the input/output pad for blocking static electricity, an input low pass filter provided at the input/output pad for blocking electromagnetic interference, and/or a bandgap voltage reference circuit connected to a power source having a supply voltage level in a range of about 3.3V to about 5.0V, and for generating a set of stable reference voltages throughout the supply voltage level range.

A scanning system that includes an illumination module that is configured to scan, at a first direction, an elongated radiation spot over an object; and a collection module that is configured to (a) collect a collected radiation beam from the object, and (b) optically manipulate the collected radiation beam to provide a counter-scan beam is directed towards a set of detection units and has a focal point that is positioned at a same location regardless of the propagation of the elongated radiation spot along the first direction.