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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2026
Filed:
May. 10, 2022
Lumentum Operations Llc, San Jose, CA (US);
Barrie P. Keyworth, Ottawa, CA;
Eric R. Hegblom, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
John Michael Miller, Ottawa, CA;
Lumentum Operations LLC, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
In some implementations, an optical system includes an emitter array including a plurality of emitters. The plurality of emitters are arranged in a plurality of channels and the emitter array is configured to illuminate on a per-channel basis. Respective positions of emitters, of the plurality of emitters, of a channel, of the plurality of channels, vary across a width of the channel. The optical system includes a lens to receive light from the emitter array and a diffuser to receive light from the lens. The diffuser is configured to diffuse light along a length of the plurality of channels of the emitter array. The optical system includes a corrective optical element to receive light from the diffuser.