Abstract: An imaging device may include single-photon avalanche diodes (SPADs). To improve the sensitivity and signal-to-noise ratio of the SPADs, light scattering structures may be formed in the semiconductor substrate to increase the path length of incident light through the semiconductor substrate. To mitigate crosstalk, an isolation structure may be formed in a ring around the SPAD. The isolation structure may be a hybrid isolation structure with both a metal filler that absorbs light and a low-index filler that reflects light. The isolation structure may be formed as a single trench or may include a backside deep trench isolation portion and a front side deep trench isolation portion. The isolation structure may also include a color filtering material.

Abstract: A system for photon correlation of an illuminated object and/or a light source is provided. The system includes a light source for illuminating the object and an optical system having an object-facing side configured to face the object or the light source and a projection side with the projection side having a focal plane. The system also includes a single-chip single photon avalanche photodiode (SPAD) array arranged at the focal plane and a timing circuit associated with the single-chip SPAD array for measuring arrival times of photons detected by the single-chip SPAD array.

Abstract: A system and method for maintaining a laser impinging on a laser detector assembly includes determining a location of the laser from a rotating laser transmitter impinging on a laser sensor. A current position of the laser sensor along a mast of the laser detector assembly is determined and a new position for the laser sensor along the mast is determined based on the location of the laser impinging on the laser sensor and a current position of the laser sensor. The laser sensor is then moved to the new position. The system and method provide an effectively long working range of the laser detector assembly by moving the laser sensor along the mast of the laser detector assembly. An inertial measurement unit is used to calculate position information in the period between laser strikes.

Abstract: A solid-state imaging device includes a pixel array where pixels are arranged in a matrix. Each of the pixels includes a photoelectric conversion unit configured to generate a signal charge based on incident light, and an element isolation layer having light-shielding properties and surrounding a periphery of the photoelectric conversion unit. The element isolation layers of adjacent ones of the pixels in a row direction and a column direction are isolated from each other. A charge storage layer and a charge trapping layer are provided in each of regions between the element isolation layers of the adjacent ones of the pixels in the row direction and the column direction. The charge storage layer stores the signal charge. The charge trapping layer reduces incidence of light on the charge storage layer.

Abstract: A dual sensor module for a garage door opener is provided. Embodiments of the dual sensor module include a plurality of input terminals for at least two sensors configured to detect an object in a path of a garage door. There is an output terminal for providing a signal to a motor control unit for the garage door opener wherein the signal prevents the garage door from closing when the object is in the path of the garage door.

Abstract: Provided is an image sensor including a sensor substrate including a first photo-sensing cell and a second photo-sensing cell configured to sense light, a spacer layer that is transparent and disposed on the sensor substrate, and a color separating lens array disposed on the spacer layer and including a first region disposed opposite to the first photo-sensing cell in a vertical direction and having a first pattern, and a second region disposed opposite to the second photo-sensing cell in the vertical direction and having a second pattern that is different from the first pattern, and wherein the first pattern is configured to separate, from incident light, a first wavelength light and condense the first wavelength light to the first photo-sensing cell, and the second pattern is configured to separate, from the incident light, a second wavelength light and condense the second wavelength light to the second photo-sensing cell.

Abstract: An optical correction is predictively performed based on a result of AI learning previously performed by use of learning data including measurement data. The optical compensation system is provided with wavefront correction optics, a sensor and a controller. The wavefront correction optics corrects a wavefront of light that passes through a given optical path. The sensor obtains environmental information in the optical path. The controller calculates, based on the environmental information, a predicted wavefront disturbance of the light that has passed through the optical path and controls the wavefront correction optics so as to cancel the predicted wavefront disturbance.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a photodiode, a switching circuit, a readout circuit, and an energy storage device. The photodiode includes a first terminal and a second terminal and is configured to generate a signal according to a light. The switching circuit is electrically connected to the first terminal and the second terminal. When the electronic device operates in a sensing mode, the switching circuit electrically isolates the photodiode from the energy storage device so that the signal is provided to the readout circuit. When the electronic device operates in a charging mode, the switching circuit electrically connects the photodiode to the energy storage device so that the signal is provided to the energy storage device.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a sensing circuit, including a photo-sensing component, a first transistor, and a temperature-sensing component. The photo-sensing component is configured to receive a light and transmit a first current according to an intensity of the light. A gate terminal of the first transistor is configured to receive a first control circuit. The photo-sensing component and the first transistor are coupled in series between first and second nodes. The temperature-sensing component is coupled between the first and second nodes and is configured to generate a second current according to a temperature. The temperature-sensing component includes a channel structure, a first gate, a second gate, and a light-shielding structure. The channel structure is configured to transmit the second current.

Abstract: A wearable electronic device, for example a smart watch, has an optical sensor module disposed near a side of the device meant to face the wearer. The device also includes a wireless charging module. The optical sensor and wireless charging modules are at least partially integrated together via a flexible printed circuit board (“FPCB”) which is connected to both modules. The wireless charging module surrounds the FPCB of the optical sensor module, thus allowing a reduction in thickness of the wearable device and further allowing simplification in a process of assembly of the device.

Abstract: For example, analog pixel circuitry may include a first input to input an analog pixel signal of the pixel; Sample and Hold (SH) circuitry to provide an analog sample of the pixel based on the analog pixel signal; one or more second inputs to input analog samples of one or more binning pixels, respectively; a plurality of capacitors having capacitor outputs connected to a common output terminal, wherein a capacitor input of a first capacitor is connected to an input terminal to input the analog sample of the pixel from the SH circuitry, wherein capacitor inputs of one or more second capacitors are connected to the one or more second inputs, respectively; and an amplifier configured to provide an amplified analog signal by amplifying an analog signal from the common output terminal.

Abstract: Example embodiments relate to selective deactivation of light emitters for interference mitigation in light detection and ranging (lidar) devices. An example method includes deactivating one or more light emitters within a lidar device during a firing cycle. The method also includes identifying whether interference is influencing measurements made by the lidar device. Identifying whether interference is influencing measurements made by the lidar device includes determining, for each light detector of the lidar device that is associated with the one or more light emitters deactivated during the firing cycle, whether a light signal was detected during the firing cycle.

Abstract: There is provided an optical sensor including a photodiode, a wave converter, a pixel array and a processor. The photodiode detects ambient light flicker to generate sine waves. The wave converter converts the sine waves to square waves. The processor uses a sampling frequency to count the square waves, and identifies whether the ambient light flicker is well detected according to a counting value of each square wave and a counting value variation of multiple square waves within a count period to accordingly determine whether to adjust an acquiring phase of the image frame.

Abstract: An optical measurement system includes a first light source configured to emit a first light pulse toward a target, a second light source configured to emit a second light pulse toward the target, a first detector, a second detector, and a processing unit. The processing unit is configured to determine a plurality of temporal distributions of photons included in the first light pulse and the second light pulse and detected by the first detector and the second detector after the photons are scattered by the target. The processing unit is further configured to determine, based on the plurality of temporal distributions, a distance between the first light source and the second detector.

Abstract: A method for determining wavefront shapes of a multi-spectral signal light beam from a single signal image acquisition of said multi-spectral signal beam, with a device including an optical assembly made at least of an optical mask and an imaging sensor, notably a matrix imaging sensor, for generating and recording intensity patterns of incident beams, by having these beams reflect on, or propagate through, the optical mask. The optical mask having the optical properties: i) to cause the intensity pattern to depend on the wavefront shape, so that a tilt applied to the wavefront shape results in a displacement amount of the intensity pattern, and ii) to produce uncorrelated intensity patterns over at least one surface area A of the imaging sensor, for a plurality of respective incident monochrome beams of different wavelengths having a same wavefront shape.

Abstract: There is provided an optical sensor including a photodiode, a wave converter, a pixel array and a processor. The photodiode detects ambient light flicker to generate sine waves. The wave converter converts the sine waves to square waves. The processor uses a sampling frequency to count the square waves, and identifies whether the ambient light flicker is well detected according to a counting value of each square wave and a counting value variation of multiple square waves within a count period to accordingly determine whether to recognize a frequency of ambient light flicker and adjust an acquiring phase of the image frame.

Abstract: A position-measuring device includes a scale having first and second measuring graduations, which each include graduation structures that respectively extend parallel to first and second directions. A first scanning unit is associated with the first measuring graduation, and second and third scanning units are associated with the second measuring graduation. A fourth scanning unit is associated with the first or second measuring graduation. In the former case, a first straight connecting line running through scanning locations of the first and fourth scanning units and a second straight connecting line running through scanning locations of the second and third scanning units are parallel or form a predetermined angle therebetween that is not equal to a sum of the angles of the first and second directions. In the latter case, the scanning locations of the second, third and fourth scanning units do not lie on a common straight connecting line.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a proximity sensor. The proximity sensor includes: a light emitter (for example, a vertical cavity surface emitting LASER (VCSEL)) configured to irradiate light to a target to be inspected; a first light receiver having a first crosstalk characteristic, configured to detect an external reflected light from a target to be inspected within a first detection region (for example, 0˜5 cm approximately); and a second light receiver having a second crosstalk characteristic different from the first crosstalk characteristic, configured to detect an external reflected light from a target to be inspected within a second detection region (for example, 3˜60 cm approximately) relatively further than the first detection region.

Abstract: There is provided an optical navigation module including an optical package and a light reflective element. The optical package includes an image sensor which has a sensor surface. The light reflective element is configured to reflect light propagating parallel to the sensor surface to light propagating perpendicular to the sensor surface to impinge on the sensor surface thereby performing the lateral detection.

Abstract: A handheld luminometer system and assembly are shown and described. In one embodiment, an assembly includes a portable luminometer and a front end platform having a microcontroller circuit to communicate with a host device. Typically, the portable luminometer includes a sample port to accept a test sample holder, a photomultiplier assembly with at least one photomultiplier tube, and a base. The result is a luminometer assembly for use with a single-use test sample holder in communication with a host device.