Abstract: A liquid crystal element includes a substrate, a diffractive optical element layer, and a liquid crystal material. The diffractive optical element layer has an uneven surface. The liquid crystal material is between the substrate and the uneven surface of the diffractive optical element layer. The liquid crystal material is disposed contiguously with the uneven surface of the diffractive optical element layer.

Abstract: A diffractive light projection device includes a light source and a diffractive optical module. The light source emits a light beam. After the light beam passes through the diffractive optical module, a diffractive light is outputted from the diffractive optical module. The diffractive optical module includes plural diffractive optical elements, which are arranged in a stack form and made of different materials. Consequently, a usable wavelength range of the light beam is expanded. Since the usable wavelength range of the light beam to be incident on the diffractive optical module is expanded, the degree of freedom for designing the diffractive optical module is increased.

Abstract: A depth sensing apparatus and an operation method thereof are provided. The depth sensing apparatus includes a projector, multiple cameras, and an image processing circuit. The projector includes a diffraction optical element (DoE) and a light source module. Rays of the light source module selectively pass through at least one of multiple projection style regions of the DoE so as to generate a projection pattern, and the projection pattern is projected to a field. The cameras respectively shoot the projection pattern projected to the field to obtain multiple images. The image processing circuit processes the images to obtain multiple depth maps. The image processing circuit at least merges the depth maps to generate a final depth map of the field.

Abstract: A depth decoding system and a method for rectifying a ground-truth image are introduced. The depth decoder system includes a projector, a camera, a processor and a decoder. The projector is configured to project a structural light pattern to a first reference plane and a second reference plane. The camera is configured to capture a first ground-truth image from the first reference plane and capture a second ground-truth image from the second reference plane. The processor is configured to perform a rectification operation to the first ground-truth image and the second ground-truth image to generate a rectified ground-truth image. The decoder is configured to generate a depth result according to the rectified ground-truth image.

Abstract: A liquid crystal element includes a substrate, a diffractive optical element layer, and a liquid crystal material. The diffractive optical element layer has an uneven surface. The liquid crystal material is between the substrate and the uneven surface of the diffractive optical element layer. The liquid crystal material is disposed contiguously with the uneven surface of the diffractive optical element layer.

Abstract: An illumination device including a light source array and a diffractive optical element (DOE) is provided. The light source array includes a plurality of point light sources arranged in an array. The diffractive optical element includes a plurality of diffractive areas respectively aligned with the point light sources. The diffractive areas respectively diffract lights from the point light sources to an illuminated object, so as to superimpose the lights to form a uniform bright area on the illuminated object.

Abstract: The present invention provides a projecting apparatus. The projecting apparatus comprises: a light source, a lens, and a diffractive optical element (DOE). The light source is utilized for emitting a Gaussian beam. The lens has a focal length, and is utilized for receiving the Gaussian beam and generating a de-focused Gaussian beam, wherein a distance between the light source and the lens is not equal to the focal length. The DOE is designed for the de-focused Gaussian beam, and utilized for receiving the de-focused Gaussian beam and spreading out a non-diffracted light of the de-focused Gaussian beam.

Abstract: A structured-light projector includes a light source that emits an emitted light with a predetermined pattern; and a diffractive optical element (DOE) that directly receives the emitted light and generates a plurality of light tiles, which are randomly or regularly disposed.

Abstract: An illumination device including a light source array and a diffractive optical element (DOE) is provided. The light source array includes a plurality of point light sources arranged in an array. The diffractive optical element includes a plurality of diffractive areas respectively aligned with the point light sources. The diffractive areas respectively diffract lights from the point light sources to an illuminated object, so as to superimpose the lights to form a uniform bright area on the illuminated object.

Abstract: A depth decoding system and a method for rectifying a ground-truth image are introduced. The depth decoder system includes a projector, a camera, a processor and a decoder. The projector is configured to project a structural light pattern to a first reference plane and a second reference plane. The camera is configured to capture a first ground-truth image from the first reference plane and capture a second ground-truth image from the second reference plane. The processor is configured to perform a rectification operation to the first ground-truth image and the second ground-truth image to generate a rectified ground-truth image. The decoder is configured to generate a depth result according to the rectified ground-truth image.

Abstract: A light projection calibration device includes a light emission element and an optical element. The light emission element is used to emit light and includes a plurality of light emission points. The plurality of light emission points are used to emit the light and orderly arranged to form a predetermined pattern. The optical element is disposed according to position of the light emission element and used to diffract the light to generate diffracted light. The diffracted light is projected to a far field plane to generate a plurality of fan-out points on the far field plane. The fan-out points are analyzed to obtain a light intensity waveform used to determine whether the light emission element and the optical element are aligned to an acceptable level.

Abstract: An optical projection system includes an image sensor, a light emitting circuit and a processor. The image sensor is configured to capture an image of a target object. The processor is electrically coupled to the image sensor and the light emitting circuit. The processor is configured to determine a size of the target object, and control the light emitting circuit to emit an optical pattern and to fan out the optical pattern according to the size of the target object, in order to cover the target object.

Abstract: The present invention provides a projecting apparatus. The projecting apparatus comprises: a light source, a lens, and a diffractive optical element (DOE). The light source is utilized for emitting a Gaussian beam. The lens has a focal length, and is utilized for receiving the Gaussian beam and generating a de-focused Gaussian beam, wherein a distance between the light source and the lens is not equal to the focal length. The DOE is designed for the de-focused Gaussian beam, and utilized for receiving the de-focused Gaussian beam and spreading out a non-diffracted light of the de-focused Gaussian beam.

Abstract: A depth sensing apparatus and an operation method thereof are provided. The depth sensing apparatus includes a projector, multiple cameras, and an image processing circuit. The projector includes a diffraction optical element (DoE) and a light source module. Rays of the light source module selectively pass through at least one of multiple projection style regions of the DoE so as to generate a projection pattern, and the projection pattern is projected to a field. The cameras respectively shoot the projection pattern projected to the field to obtain multiple images. The image processing circuit processes the images to obtain multiple depth maps. The image processing circuit at least merges the depth maps to generate a final depth map of the field.

Abstract: An optical projection system includes an image sensor, a light emitting circuit and a processor. The image sensor is configured to capture an image of a target object. The processor is electrically coupled to the image sensor and the light emitting circuit. The processor is configured to determine a size of the target object, and control the light emitting circuit to emit an optical pattern and to fan out the optical pattern according to the size of the target object, in order to cover the target object.

Abstract: A structured-light projector includes a light source that emits an emitted light with a predetermined pattern; and a diffractive optical element (DOE) that directly receives the emitted light and generates a plurality of light tiles, which are randomly or regularly disposed.

Abstract: A method for projection includes: emitting an input beam to a diffractive optical element (DOE); and diffracting the input beam via the DOE with a specific fan-out angle ? and a number of fan-out points N on a surface, wherein the specific fan-out angle ? and the number of fan-out points N fit the following equation: sin ? ( ? 2 ) = ( N - 1 ) 2 · ? K ? ? ? , where ? is a wavelength of the input beam, ? is a pixel size of the DOE, and K is an integer not smaller than N.

Abstract: A passive control system for taking a three dimensional picture comprises a 2D-3D converting device, and a rotary disk apparatus. The 2D-3D converting device at one end thereof connects with a digital picture taking apparatus via a shift interface and at the other end thereof connects with a data processing center. The 2D-3D converting device provides a preset program to regulate the digital picture taking apparatus with a start of scanning at a preset time. The rotary disk apparatus provides a positioning interface to connect with a rotary disk thereof and the rotary disk is able to stay in place after turning a preset angular displace in accordance with the preset program. An object to be taken a picture is placed on the rotary disk and is taken a picture by the digital picture taking apparatus as soon as the rotary disk is turned the preset angular displacement once.