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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2022
Applicant:
Stmicroelectronics (Research & Development) Limited, Marlow, GB;
Inventors:
Kevin Channon, Edinburgh, GB;
Enrico Giuseppe Carnemolla, Edinburgh, GB;
Assignee:
STMicroelectronics (Research & Development) Limited, Marlow, GB;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 5/30 (2006.01); F21Y 105/16 (2016.01); G06V 10/145 (2022.01); G06V 40/16 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 5/3083 (2013.01); F21Y 2105/16 (2016.08); G06V 10/145 (2022.01); G06V 40/161 (2022.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to a device configured to act as a flood illuminator and a dot projector. The device utilizes a dual channel light source configured to switch between first and second polarizations, and a polarization sensitive metaoptic that outputs dot projection and flood illumination in response to receiving the first polarization and the second polarization, respectively.