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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2008
Yat Kheng Leong, Selangor, MY;
Sai Mun Lee, Penang, MY;
Kok Khian NG, Penang, MY;
Avago Technologies ECBU IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Abstract
A light pipe for an optical navigation system. The light pipe includes a collection surface, a collimation surface, and a reflective surface. The collection surface is to accept incident light into the light pipe from a light source. The collimation surface is to collimate the light and to direct the collimated light to a navigation plane for detection by a navigation sensor. The reflective surface is between the collection surface and the collimation surface and is to reflect the light along a reflective path as the light travels within the light pipe from the collection surface to the collimation surface. The reflective surface has a curved geometry oriented substantially along the path of travel of the light through the light pipe. The curved geometry of the reflective path facilitates convergence of the light with respect to a first axis.