Abstract: The present invention relates to an optical sensor, a detector comprising the optical sensor for an optical detection of at least one object, a method for manufacturing the optical sensor and various uses of the optical sensor and the detector. Furthermore, the invention relates to a human-machine interface, an entertainment device, a scanning system, a tracking system, a stereoscopic system, and a camera. The optical sensor (110) comprises a layer (112) of at least one photoconductive material (114), at least two individual electrical contacts (136, 136?) contacting the layer (112) of the photoconductive material (114), and a cover layer (116) deposited on the layer (112) of the photoconductive material (114), wherein the cover layer (116) is an amorphous layer comprising at least one metal-containing compound (120). The optical sensor (110) can be supplied as a non-bulkyhermetic package which, nevertheless, provides a high degree of protection against possible degradation by humidity and/or oxygen.

Abstract: A detector for determining a position of at least one object, in particular for 3D-sensing concepts, is disclosed. The detector comprises a longitudinal optical sensor (110) for determining a longitudinal position of an object by a light beam traveling from the object to the detector and a transversal optical detector (112) which may be designed as an imaging device or a position sensitive detector. The longitudinal sensor (110) has at least two PN structures or PIN structures (138, 140). Each of the PN structures or PIN structures is located between two electrode layers (144), thereby forming photodiodes (146) having a longitudinal sensor region (148) each. Longitudinal sensor signals from the photodiodes (146) are, given the same total power of illumination, are dependent on a beam cross-section of the light beam in the longitudinal sensor regions (148).

Abstract: A simple and still reliable detector for an accurate determination of a position of at least one object in space is provided. The detector comprises a longitudinal optical sensor (114) having a stack of at least two individual pin diodes (130, 130?) arranged between at least two electrodes (132, 132?). Upon illumination of the sensor region by an incident light beam (136), a longitudinal sensor signal is generated. The longitudinal sensor signal, given the same power of illumination, is dependent on a beam cross-section of the light beam (136). The at last two individual pin diodes (130, 130?) have different spectral sensitivities in order to enable the determination of a distance between the object and the detector by light beams in different spectral ranges, e.g. by light beams in the visible spectral range and in the infrared spectral range.

Abstract: A detector for optical detection of at least one object includes: at least one illumination source to emit at least one first and second light beams, with different opening angles; at least one longitudinal optical sensor including at least one sensor region and configured to generate at least one longitudinal sensor signal dependent on an illumination of the sensor region by a light beam, and dependent on a beam cross-section of the light beam; and at least one evaluation device configured to differentiate the longitudinal sensor signal of the longitudinal optical sensor into first and second longitudinal sensor signals dependent on the illumination of the sensor region by the first and second light beams, and configured to generate at least one item of information on a longitudinal position of the object by evaluating the first longitudinal sensor signal and the second longitudinal sensor signal.

Abstract: A detector for an optical detection of at least one object. The detector includes: at least one transversal optical sensor configured to determine a transversal position of a light beam traveling from the object to the detector, the transversal optical sensor including: at least one photovoltaic layer embedded between at least two conductive layers, the photovoltaic layer including a plurality of quantum dots, the at least one transversal sensor signal indicating a transversal position of the light beam in the photovoltaic layer; and at least one evaluation device configured to generate at least one item of information on a transversal position of the object by evaluating the at least one transversal sensor signal.

Abstract: A detector for an optical detection of at least one object is disclosed. The detector contains at least one longitudinal optical sensor and at least one evaluation device. The longitudinal optical sensor has at least one sensor region and is designed to generate at least one longitudinal sensor signal in a manner dependent on an illumination of the sensor region by a light beam. The longitudinal sensor signal, given the same total power of the illumination, is dependent on a beam cross-section of the light beam in the sensor region and further dependent on at least one adjustable property of the longitudinal optical sensor. The evaluation device is designed to generate at least one item of information on a longitudinal position of the object by evaluating the longitudinal sensor signal of the longitudinal optical sensor.

Abstract: A detector, for determining a position of at least one object, includes: at least one longitudinal optical sensor for determining a longitudinal position of at least one light beam traveling from the object to the detector, at least one transversal optical sensor determining at least one transversal position of the at least one light beam, including at least one fluorescent waveguiding sheet forming a transversal sensitive area, at least two photosensitive elements located at at least two edges of the fluorescent waveguiding sheet capable of detecting fluorescence light guided from the light spot towards the photosensitive elements by the fluorescent waveguiding sheet and capable of generating transversal sensor signals; and at least one evaluation device configured to determine at least one longitudinal coordinate of the object by evaluating the longitudinal sensor signals, and to determine at least one transversal coordinate of the object by evaluating the transversal sensor signals.

Abstract: A camera (110) for recording at least one image of at least one object (112) is proposed.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a detector (110) for an optical detection of at least one object (112) the detector (110) including: (a) at least one longitudinal optical sensor (114) having at least one sensor region (130), the longitudinal optical sensor (114) containing at least one photodiode (134) the photodiode (134) having at least two electrodes (166, 174), wherein at least one photoactive layer (180) containing at least one electron donor material and at least one electron acceptor material is embedded between the electrodes (166, 174); and (b) at least one evaluation device (150) designed to generate at least one item of information on a longitudinal position of the object (112) by evaluating the longitudinal sensor signal. The detector (110) is efficient for accurately determining of a position of at least one object (112) in space, and exhibits an FiP effect with an improved signal-to-noise ratio.

Abstract: A detector (110) for determining a position of at least one object (118) is proposed.

Abstract: A detector for an optical detection of an object, including: a longitudinal optical sensor having a sensor region and designed to generate a longitudinal sensor signal in a manner dependent on an illumination of the sensor region by a light beam, where the longitudinal sensor signal, given the same total power of the illumination, exhibits a dependency on a beam cross-section of the light beam in the sensor region, and is generated by a semiconducting material contained in the sensor region, where a high-resistive material is present at a part of a surface of the semiconducting material, where the high-resistive material exhibits an electrical resistance which equals or exceeds the electrical resistance of the semiconducting material; and an evaluation device, where the evaluation device is designed to generate an item of information on a longitudinal position of the object by evaluating the longitudinal sensor signal of the longitudinal optical sensor.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a detector (110) containing: at least one longitudinal optical sensor (114), wherein the longitudinal optical sensor (114); and at least one evaluation device (140), wherein the evaluation device (140) is designed to generate at least one item of information on a longitudinal position of the object (112) by evaluating the longitudinal sensor signal of the longitudinal optical sensor (114). Also disclosed herein are articles containing the detector (110), and methods for optical detection of objects using the detector (110).