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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2022
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Ariel Lipson, Tel Aviv, IL;
Itai Afek, Herzliya, IL;
Jonathan Hauser, Ramat Gan, IL;
Roei Remez, Tel Aviv, IL;
Moshe Kriman, Tel Aviv, IL;
Zafrir Mor, Ein Habsor, IL;
Assignee:
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 5/18 (2006.01); G01S 7/481 (2006.01); G02B 27/42 (2006.01); G01S 17/89 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 5/1814 (2013.01); G01S 7/4814 (2013.01); G01S 7/4817 (2013.01); G02B 27/42 (2013.01); G01S 17/89 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for optical sensing includes providing a mirror comprising a central reflective region surrounded by a peripheral glare-suppressing region. A beam of light from a laser light source is directed to reflect from the central region so as to pass through an output optic along an axis toward a target scene. The light returned from the target scene through the output optic is focused onto an optical sensor, via collection optics having a collection aperture surrounding the mirror.