An optical assembly includes an optical cavity; an output detector; a reference detector; and a plate beam splitter, wherein the plate beam splitter has a first face and a second face, and is configured to form, from an input beam: a first output beam, that passes through the optical cavity and impinges the output detector, a first reference beam that impinges on the reference detector, a second output beam parallel to the first output beam, and a second reference beam parallel to the first reference beam; one of the first output beam or the first reference beam is a reflection of the input beam in the first face of the plate beam splitter; the output detector is configured to exclude at least a portion of the second output beam; and the reference detector is configured to exclude at least a portion of the second reference beam.

An image following information detecting device capable of obtaining information for causing a central portion of an image to follow a line-of-sight of a user. The device includes: an image display system including an image light projecting unit , and a transmissive reflection member that reflects a part of the image light toward an eyeball and transmits other parts; and a line-of-sight detection system including at least one invisible light source, a diffractive optical element provided integrally with the transmissive reflection member and including a reflective diffraction portion that reflects and diffracts invisible light toward the eyeball,and a light receiving element that receives the invisible light reflected by the eyeball . A portion irradiated with a central portion of the image light of the transmissive reflection member and the reflective diffraction portion overlap each other when viewed from a thickness direction of the transmissive reflection member.

Aspects of the disclosure are directed to acquiring aligned geographic coordinates of a vertical position. In one aspect, a vertical navigation system includes a light source to generate a source beam; a beam splitter to generate a first and a second source references derived from the source beam; a hollow retroreflector to produce a first and a second vertical references derived from the first and the second source references; an attitude sensor to capture a plurality of reference stars and to measure a first set of angles for the first vertical reference and a second set of angles for the second vertical reference, the first set of angles and the second set of angles are relative to the plurality of reference stars; and a processor to produce the aligned geographical coordinates using the first set of angles, the second set of angles, a gravity vector measurement and a time signal.

The optical device includes a magnetic element including a first ferromagnetic layer, a second ferromagnetic layer, and a spacer layer sandwiched between the first ferromagnetic layer and the second ferromagnetic layer, and a laser diode. At least a part of light emitted from the laser diode is applied to the magnetic element.

Apparatus for generating a laser line pattern for alignment, comprising of a collimated laser, a beam splitter, laser angular detection system, and a partially reflecting mirror equipped with a position detector on its back side. The laser beam is directed to the partially reflecting mirror, and the back reflection from said mirror is directed to an angular position aperture using a beam splitter. The angular position aperture will monitor the angle of reflection from said mirror as it moves along a path which its alignment accuracy is required. Moreover, said position detector mounted on partially reflecting mirror's back will monitor the position fluctuations in parallel to angular measurement performed by said angular measuring device. A method of generating a reference laser line is provided by a collimated laser, and deviations from laser beam path are recorded along a predeterminate section to yield position and angular behavior along the said predeterminate section.

A PIC has first, second and third elements fabricated on a common substrate. The first element includes a structure supporting efficient coupling of one or more free-space optical modes of incident light into one or more waveguide guided optical modes. The second element includes an on-chip interferometer having an input optically coupled to the waveguide guided optical modes; one or more arms; one or more outputs; and a phase tuner configured to change optical path length in one or more of the arms. The third element includes one or more light detecting structures optically coupled to the one or more outputs of the second element, such that variation in optical power in the one or more outputs is detected, allowing an assessment of coherence characterizing the light incident on the first element of the PIC to be provided.

Systems and methods for optical imaging are disclosed. An optical sensor for imaging a biometric input object on a sensing region includes a transparent layer having a first side and a second side opposite the first side; a set of apertures disposed above the first side of the transparent layer; a first set of reflective surfaces disposed below the second side of the transparent layer configured to receive light transmitted through the first set of apertures and to reflect the received light; a second set of reflective surfaces disposed above the first side of the transparent layer configured to receive the light reflected from the first set of reflective surfaces and to further reflect the light; and a plurality of detector elements positioned to receive the further reflected light from the second set of reflective surfaces.

A method of monitoring light output from at least one solid-state light source involves sensing any light produced by the at least one solid-state light source and reflected, by at least one surface spaced apart from the at least one solid-state light source, to at least one reference location spaced apart from the at least one surface. Apparatuses and uses of the apparatuses are also disclosed.

An optical detecting assembly includes: a photosensitive element configured to receive an optical signal and convert it into an electrical signal; and a light guide member comprising a first portion for receiving a first light beam from a rotating light source at a first time point and guiding the first light beam to the photosensitive element and a second portion for receiving a second light beam from the rotating light source at a second time point and guiding the second light beam to the photosensitive element. A distance between the optical detecting assembly and the rotating light source is calculated based on a distance between the first portion and the second portion, a time difference between the first time point and the second time point, and a rotating speed of the rotating light source.

A light-emitting device includes a plurality of light-emitting elements, a photodetector, an optical member and a bonding portion. The light-emitting elements include a first light-emitting element configured to emit first light and a second light-emitting element configured to emit second light. The photodetector is configured to receive a part of light emitted from each of the light-emitting elements. The photodetector has a first bonding surface. The optical member has a second bonding surface and a first inner side surface. The first inner side surface is continuous from the second bonding surface. The light emitted from each of the plurality of light-emitting elements is configured to pass through the optical member. The bonding portion bonds the photodetector and the optical member with the bonding portion being in contact with the first bonding surface, the second bonding surface, and at least a part of the first inner side surface.