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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2024
Filed:
May. 22, 2023
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Yuval Tsur, Tel Aviv, IL;
Refael Della Pergola, Jerusalem, IL;
Roei Remez, Tel Aviv, IL;
Assaf Avraham, Givatayim, IL;
Yazan Alnahhas, Mountain View, CA (US);
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
An optoelectronic apparatus includes a semiconductor substrate and an array of emitters disposed on the semiconductor substrate and configured to emit beams of optical radiation having respective chief rays. An optical diffuser is mounted over the semiconductor substrate and configured to diffuse the beams. Microlenses are disposed between the semiconductor substrate and the optical diffuser in respective alignment with the emitters and configured to steer the beams at different, respective angles, which are selected so that at least some of the chief rays cross one another before passing through the diffuser.