Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a system of optical components for generating an image of a surface of a component which emits light which is radially symmetrical, at least in part, for an optical surface measurement thereof, the surface normal of the radially symmetrical region in the measuring position of the component being inclined at a maximum angle of 90° with respect to the component axis. Radially symmetrical outer surface regions having surface normals directed at an angle with respect to the axis of symmetry may be quickly and easily provided for testing surface characteristics by designing the system for measuring outer surfaces, and including a mirror which may be associated with the component and which in measuring mode captures the portion of the beam emitted from the radially symmetrical region of the surface to be measured and supplies same to additional imaging components in the system for processing the image.

Abstract: An interferometric measuring device, especially for measuring the shape of a surface of an object, includes a radiation source emits a short coherent electromagnetic radiation, a component, in particular a beam splitter, to form an object beam that is guided to the object via an object light path, and a reference beam guided to a reference plane via a reference light path, and a pickup element, by the use of which an electromagnetic radiation, that is reflected by the object and the reference plane and brought to interference, is able to be picked up. In this context, an adaptive optical element is provided, with the aid of which the imaging of the object on the pickup element and/or the wave front of the reference beam and/or the optical path length in the reference light path and/or in the object light path may be influenced.

Abstract: The invention relates to a photometric gas sensor containing at least an infrared radiation source; a first reflector for deflecting to a second reflector an infrared radiation coming from an infrared radiation source; a second reflector for deflecting to an infrared detector the radiation coming from the first reflector; and an infrared detector.

Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a system of optical components for generating an image of a surface of a component which emits light which is radially symmetrical, at least in part, for an optical surface measurement thereof, the surface normal of the radially symmetrical region in the measuring position of the component being inclined at a maximum angle of 90° with respect to the component axis. Radially symmetrical outer surface regions having surface normals directed at an angle with respect to the axis of symmetry may be quickly and easily provided for testing surface characteristics by designing the system for measuring outer surfaces, and including a mirror which may be associated with the component and which in measuring mode captures the portion of the beam emitted from the radially symmetrical region of the surface to be measured and supplies same to additional imaging components in the system for processing the image.

Abstract: An interferometric measuring device, especially for measuring the shape of a surface of an object, includes a radiation source emits a short coherent electromagnetic radiation, a component, in particular a beam splitter, to form an object beam that is guided to the object via an object light path, and a reference beam guided to a reference plane via a reference light path, and a pickup element, by the use of which an electromagnetic radiation, that is reflected by the object and the reference plane and brought to interference, is able to be picked up. In this context, an adaptive optical element is provided, with the aid of which the imaging of the object on the pickup element and/or the wave front of the reference beam and/or the optical path length in the reference light path and/or in the object light path may be influenced.

Abstract: A method and a device for measuring at least one test surface and a reference test surface having an interference measuring probe which emits a first measuring beam which is aligned with respect to the reference test surface, are described. The measuring probe emits at least one second measuring beam, which is aligned with respect to at least the at least one test surface.

Abstract: A rain sensor, particularly for a motor vehicle, includes a light-conducting member arranged in an intermediate layer of a glass, and is designed as an optically closed system.

Abstract: An optical measuring device includes a 3-D measuring set-up for measuring the shapes of test object surfaces in three dimensions, and projection optics including an objective optics, the test object being illuminated by a light source via an illuminating beam using an illuminating optics. A rapid, highly resolving measurement of surface shapes which are nearly radially symmetric is provided by configuring the objective optics as image-flattening optics for covering (measuring) and flattening a curved surface area or as panoramic optics for measuring a radially symmetric surface area that encircles 360°.

Abstract: An interferometric measuring device for measuring the shape of a surface of an object having a radiation source which emits a short-coherent radiation, a beam splitter for forming an object beam which is directed via an object light path to the object, and a reference beam which is directed via a reference light path to a reflective reference plane, and having an image converter which picks up the radiation reflected back by the surface and the reference plane and brought to interference, and sends it to an analyzing device for determining a measuring result pertaining to the surface, the optical length of the object light path being changed relative to the optical length of the reference light path for analyzing the interference peak.

Abstract: A rain sensor for a motor vehicle, having a transmitter emitting radiation, a receiver, and a holographically embodied diffractive element that has a linear-grating-like structure.

Abstract: A rain sensor, particularly for a motor vehicle, includes a light-conducting member arranged in an intermediate layer of a glass, and is designed as an optically closed system.

Abstract: An interferometric measuring device for measuring the shape of a surface of an object has a radiation source which emits a short-coherent radiation, a beam splitter for forming an object beam which is directed via an object light path to the object and a reference beam which is directed via a reference light path to a reflective reference plane. The interferometric measuring device also has an image converter which picks up the radiation that has been brought to interference and reflected back from the surface and the reference plane and sends it to an analyzing device for determining a measurement result pertaining to the surface. To analyze the interference peak by scanning, the optical length of the object light path is altered relative to the optical length of the reference light path, or an intermediate image of the surface produced in the object light path is scanned.

Abstract: A method and a device for measuring at least one test surface and a reference test surface having an interference measuring probe which emits a first measuring beam which is aligned with respect to the reference test surface, are described. The measuring probe emits at least one second measuring beam, which is aligned with respect to at least the at least one test surface.

Abstract: A rain sensor for a motor vehicle is proposed, having a transmitter (16) emitting radiation, a receiver (18), and a holographically embodied diffractive element (22a, 22b) that has a linear-grating-like structure.

Abstract: An illumination device for a vehicle has a plurality of semiconductor sources distributed in a matrix, at least one optical active element which is located in a path of rays of a light emitted by the semiconductor sources, the semiconductor sources are arranged in partial quantities in different defined partial regions of the matrix and the partial quantities of the semiconductor sources are operatable independently from one another.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to an optical measuring device having a 3-D measuring set-up for measuring the shapes of test object (O) surfaces in three dimensions, and having projection optics including an objective optics, the test object being illuminated by a light source (SLD) via an illuminating beam using an illuminating optics. A rapid, highly resolving measurement of surface shapes which are nearly radially symmetric is achieved by designing the objective optics as image-flattening optics for covering (measuring) and flattening a curved surface area or as panoramic optics (RO) for measuring a radially symmetric surface area that encircles 360°.

Abstract: An interferometric measuring device is described for measuring the shape of a surface (A) of an object (BO) having a radiation source (KL) which emits a short-coherent radiation, a beam splitter (ST) for forming an object beam which is directed via an object light path (OW) to the object (BO) and a reference beam which is directed via a reference light path (RW) to a reflective reference plane (TS, SP1) and having an image converter (BW) which picks up the radiation that has been brought to interference and reflected back from the surface (A) and the reference plane (TS, SP1) and sends it to an analyzing device for determining a measurement result pertaining to the surface (A); to analyze the interference peak by scanning, the optical length of the object light path (OW) is altered relative to the optical length of the reference light path (RW), or an intermediate image (ZA) of the surface (A) produced in the object light path (OW) is scanned.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an interferometric measuring device for measuring the shape of a surface (A) of an object (BO) having a radiation source (KL) which emits a short-coherent radiation, a beam splitter (ST) for forming an object beam which is directed via an object light path (OW) to the object (BO), and a reference beam which is directed via a reference light path (RW) to a reflective reference plane (SP1), and having an image converter (BW) which picks up the radiation reflected back by the surface (A) and the reference plane (SP1) and brought to interference, and sends it to an analyzing device for determining a measuring result pertaining to the surface (A), the optical length of the object light path (OW) being changed relative to the optical length of the reference light path (RW) for analyzing the interference peak.

Abstract: An interferometric measuring device for detecting the shape, roughness or distance of surfaces is described. The interferometric measuring device has a modulation interferometer in which two partial beams are formed, one of which is shifted in its light phase or light frequency with respect to the other by a modulation device. The surface is measured with a measuring probe which is connected to the modulation interferometer and in which a measuring beam and a reference beam are formed, and an interference pattern which is analyzed in a connected receiving unit is formed from the measuring beam and the reference beam.

Abstract: An illumination device for a vehicle has a plurality of semiconductor sources distributed in a matrix, at least one optical active element which is located in a path of rays of a light emitted by the semiconductor sources, the semiconductor sources are arranged in partial quantities in different defined partial regions of the matrix and the partial quantities of the semiconductor sources are operatable independently from one another.