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Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2025

Filed:

Aug. 18, 2023
Applicant:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Inventors:

Xi Chen, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Xiaoyang Zhang, Singapore, SG;

Prashanth S. Holenarsipur, Fremont, CA (US);

Yuta Kuboyama, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Assignee:

APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/48 (2006.01); G01S 7/481 (2006.01); G01S 17/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/4813 (2013.01); G01S 17/08 (2013.01);
Abstract

An optical system includes a housing defining a cylindrical lens array. A first light source is located in the housing and positioned to emit a first wavelength of light into a first field of illumination impinging on the cylindrical lens array. A second light source is located in the housing and positioned to emit a second wavelength of light into a second field of illumination impinging on the cylindrical lens array. The cylindrical lens array alters the first field of illumination and the second field of illumination and increases an overlap between the first field of illumination and the second field of illumination. A detector is located in the housing and positioned to receive a first redirected portion of the first wavelength of light and a second redirected portion of the second wavelength of light.


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