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Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2023

Filed:

Sep. 27, 2019
Applicant:

Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);

Inventors:

Jeffrey Matthew Kempf, Dallas, TX (US);

Nirmal C. Warke, Saratoga, CA (US);

David P. Magee, Allen, TX (US);

Rahmi Hezar, Allen, TX (US);

Baher S. Haroun, Allen, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 17/08 (2006.01); G02F 1/29 (2006.01); G01S 7/481 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/292 (2013.01); G01S 7/4814 (2013.01); G01S 17/08 (2013.01);
Abstract

In described examples, a system (e.g., a security system or a vehicle operator assistance system) is configured to configure a phased spatial light modulator (SLM) to generate a diffraction pattern. A coherent light source is optically coupled to direct coherent light upon the SLM. The SLM is configured to project diffracted coherent light toward a region of interest. An optical element is configured to focus the diffracted coherent light toward the at least one region of interest.


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