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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2019
Seagate Technology Llc, Cupertino, CA (US);
Dan Mohr, Roseville, MN (US);
Zoran Jandric, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Kevin A. Gomez, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Raghu Ambekar Ramachandra Rao, Bloomington, MN (US);
Seagate Technology LLC, Fremont, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus includes a detector and a light source configured to emit light. The apparatus further includes a disk with a set of prisms and that is configured to rotate, arranged to receive and direct the emitted light, and arranged to receive and direct backscattered light. The apparatus further includes a reflecting apparatus with multiple reflective facets and configured to rotate, arranged to reflect the emitted light, and arranged to reflect the backscattered light. A focusing apparatus is arranged to focus the backscattered light from the disk towards the detector.