Abstract: Three-dimensional machine vision system with subpixel precision are provided herein. A system configured to generate a three-dimensional (3D) image of a physical environment. The system comprises a photonic module configured to project a laser line onto a surface in the physical environment, and an imaging device configured to capture a two-dimensional (2D) image of the projected laser line. The photonic module and the surface are in relative motion in a physical y-direction. The 2D image comprising pixel columns extending in an image Y direction, which corresponds to a physical z-direction, and aligned in an image X direction, which corresponds to a physical x-direction. The system comprises a processor configured to identify an edge of the captured laser line with a subpixel precision in the image X direction.

Abstract: An opto-electronic system includes a laser operable to produce a laser beam; an optical element including two or more beam-shaping portions, each of the two or more beam-shaping portions having a different optical property; a beam deflector arranged to sweep the laser beam across the optical element to produce output light; and electronics communicatively coupled with the laser, the beam deflector, or both the laser and the beam deflector. The electronics are configured to cause selective impingement of the laser beam onto a proper subset of the two or more beam-shaping portions of the optical element to modify one or more optical parameters of the output light.

Abstract: An opto-electronic system includes a laser operable to produce a laser beam; an optical element including two or more beam-shaping portions, each of the two or more beam-shaping portions having a different optical property; a beam deflector arranged to sweep the laser beam across the optical element to produce output light; and electronics communicatively coupled with the laser, the beam deflector, or both the laser and the beam deflector. The electronics are configured to cause selective impingement of the laser beam onto a proper subset of the two or more beam-shaping portions of the optical element to modify one or more optical parameters of the output light.