1356 results about "Light detector" patented technology

A wearable system can include an electronic device configured to measure one or more physiological parameters of a patient and a wearable device configured to operably position the electronic device. The electronic device can have at least one light emitter and at least one light detector and be configured to measure at least a pulse oximetry measurement. The wearable device can have a main body with a cavity configured to position the electronic device, a securement portion connected to the main body and configured to secure the main body to the patient, and storage component configured to store patient identification data associated with the patient. When the electronic device and the wearable device are secured to one another, the patient identification data can be transferred from the wearable device to the electronic device.

Disclosed herein is a sensor device for volumetric capnography. The sensor device is coupled to an adapter comprising a housing that encloses a measurement volume. The adapter is configured for gas flow along a first length axis, which aligns with a second length axis of the sensor device. The device includes an IR light source and an IR light detector, positioned on opposite sides of the housing. The IR light source emits IR light toward the detector across the measurement volume. The sensor device also includes a first ultrasonic transceiver in contact with the adapter and configured to emit ultrasound centered at a first position along the second length axis, directed partly along the axis and partly transversely. A second ultrasonic transceiver, also in contact with the adapter, emits ultrasound centered at a second position along the second length axis, directed partly opposite to the first direction and partly transversely.

The invention discloses a multi-mode end point detection system and method for a semiconductor dry process, and relates to the field of gas concentration detection. A gas absorption cell; the reference light path adjusting unit comprises an adjustable attenuator used for adjusting signals; the first photoelectric detector is used for detecting a transmission signal; the second photoelectric detector is used for detecting a reference signal; the lateral scattered light detector is used for detecting a scattered signal of the particulate matters in the gas absorption tank; and the signal processing unit is in signal connection with the first photoelectric detector, the second photoelectric detector and the lateral scattering light detector and is used for performing compensation calculation on the transmission signal based on the reference signal and the scattering signal so as to obtain a corrected gas absorption signal. By adopting the scheme, measurement signal distortion caused by optical mirror surface pollution and particulate matter scattering interference in a semiconductor tail gas optical detection technology is avoided.

Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media containing instructions are disclosed for detecting and utilizing facial skin micro-motion. In some non-limiting embodiments, detection of facial skin micro-motion occurs using a speech detection system that may include a wearable housing, a light source (coherent light source or incoherent light source), a light detector, and at least one processor. The one or more processors may be configured to analyze light reflections received from the facial region to determine facial skin micromotion, and extract meanings from the determined facial skin micromotion. Examples of meanings that may be extracted from the determined facial skin micromotion may include words spoken by the individual (silent or voiced), an identity of the individual, an emotional state of the individual, a heart rate of the individual, a respiratory rate of the individual, or any other biometric, emotion or speech related indicator.

The invention relates to the technical field of focus testing, and particularly discloses a laser cutting head zero focus testing method based on reflected light detection, which comprises the following steps: S1, acquiring an optical signal reflected by a processed plate in a cutting process; s2, adjusting the position of a focusing lens to enable a laser focus to move along the optical axis direction relative to the surface of the plate; s3, recording reflected light intensity values corresponding to different focus positions, obtaining a function relationship between the reflected light intensity and the focus positions, and drawing a light intensity-focus position relationship curve; s4, determining a corresponding focus position when the intensity of the reflected light reaches the maximum value as an optical zero focus position of the system; s5, automatically recording and storing an optical zero focus position; the reflected light detector arranged in the cutting head or the laser reads the intensity of the reflected light in the cutting process, the function relation between the focus position and the intensity of the reflected light can be established, and the focus position corresponding to the maximum value of the intensity of the reflected light is the most accurate optical zero focus position.

An optical detection assembly for monitoring a fluid includes a light source, a light detector array, and a controller. The controller receives signals from the light detector array that are indicative of the intensity of light received by the light detector array after the light has passed through the fluid. The controller generates a scattering profile based on the signals, with the scattering profile including rising and falling edges each having a slope. The controller calculates one or both slopes and determines the platelet mass index (for a platelet-containing fluid) and / or the concentration of a substance in the fluid based on said slope(s). The optical detection assembly may also be used to analyze a reference fluid having a known concentration of the substance, with signals received by the controller when analyzing the reference fluid being a factor when determining the concentration of the substance in the fluid of interest.

This flow cytometer includes a flow path through which an observation object flows with a fluid; an optical illumination system including a spatial optical modulation device, and a first optical element; and an optical detection system including a first light detector, wherein the optical illumination system further includes a first spatial filter disposed in a first optical path between a light source and an image position of light imaged in the flow path by the first optical element and having a first region which hinders traveling of light emitted from the light source towards the observation object, the optical detection system further includes a second light detector disposed in a second optical path between the first light detector and the image position and having a second region which directs the light modulated by the observation object towards the first light detector, and the position of the first region and the position of the second region are in a substantially optically conjugate relationship.

A device for fluorescence-based imaging and monitoring of a target is provided. The device includes a light source emitting light for illuminating the target, the emitted light including at least one wavelength or wavelength band causing at least one biomarker associated with the target to fluoresce, and a light detector for detecting the fluorescence.

A device for fluorescence-based imaging and monitoring of a target is provided. The device includes a light source emitting light for illuminating the target, the emitted light including at least one wavelength or wavelength band causing at least one biomarker associated with the target to fluoresce, and a light detector for detecting the fluorescence.

Methods and device for obtaining microscopic digital images, using an emission module, a detection module and an observation zone arranged between said modules, the method comprises arranging a sample in said observation zone and:-determining at least one target light emitter of said emission module;-determining at least one target detection zone of said detection module each zone corresponding to one target light emitter;-activating the target light emitter(s) and reading the light detectors of the target detection zone(s);-determining a plurality of target pixels of said digital image and obtaining each of said target pixels from said reading of said target light detectors;and, iterating until all the image pixels of said digital image are obtained, thus obtaining said microscopic digital image of said sample.

A device for fluorescence-based imaging and monitoring of a target is provided. The device includes a light source emitting light for illuminating the target, the emitted light including at least one wavelength or wavelength band causing at least one biomarker associated with the target to fluoresce, and a light detector for detecting the fluorescence.

A thickness-distribution measurement device includes a light source; a light detector; and a control device. The light source irradiates a region of an object being conveyed with light, the region extending in a width direction. The light detector detects emitted light that has transmitted through the object. The control device obtains information on a distribution of a relative thickness of the object in the width direction based on a detection result in the light detector. The light detector includes an image sensor and a lens array. The image sensor includes a plurality of pixels arranged in the width direction, and detects an intensity of the emitted light for each pixel. The lens array includes a plurality of lenses having an equal magnification and arranged along the width direction, and collects the emitted light and forms an image of the emitted light on the image sensor.

The invention discloses a servo control method and system for a tracking turntable, and belongs to the technical field of tracking measurement. The method comprises the following steps: receiving tracking data, and setting a corresponding working mode flag bit after processing the tracking data; calling the tracking data by using the interrupt function, and generating a control quantity corresponding to the tracking data according to the working mode flag bit; a pulse width modulation signal corresponding to the control amount is generated. According to the invention, stable tracking measurement of an infrared and visible light detector on a target can be realized, and the servo control system for the tracking turntable integrates driving and control of a servo motor, so that the production, research and development cost is reduced.

A device for fluorescence-based imaging and monitoring of a target is provided. The device includes a light source emitting light for illuminating the target, the emitted light including at least one wavelength or wavelength band causing at least one biomarker associated with the target to fluoresce, and a light detector for detecting the fluorescence.

The invention provides a multi-target photoelectric laser detection system and a multi-target photoelectric laser detection method. The multi-target photoelectric laser detection system comprises a laser detector, a photoelectric detector and a scanning swing mirror, the photoelectric detector comprises a visible light detector and an infrared detector; the scanning oscillating mirror is mounted at the front end of the laser measuring and illuminating device; the photoelectric detector sends detected position information of a target to the laser detector and the scanning swing mirror, and the scanning swing mirror deflects according to the position information so as to adjust the optical axis of the laser detector. The multi-target photoelectric laser detection system of the scheme has the functions of auxiliary illumination, tracking distance measurement and searching distance measurement at the same time.

The embodiment of the invention provides an optical detection circuit, a wireless communication base station, a system and a signal processing method, relates to the technical field of wireless communication, and is used for improving the rollback efficiency of the optical detection circuit. The optical detection circuit comprises a main circuit and an auxiliary circuit, the main circuit is conducted, the auxiliary circuit is conducted under the control of the power amplifier when the power is larger than a set value, the turn-on voltage effect similar to that of a triode can be achieved, and the output power of the optical detection circuit is improved. An impedance modulation network is adopted to carry out output load modulation on the optical detector in the main path and the optical detector in the auxiliary path, so that dynamic load conversion from a backoff point to a maximum output point is realized, and the main path optical detector and the auxiliary path optical detector can maintain relatively high output efficiency in an interval between the maximum power point and the backoff point; therefore, the purpose of improving the backspacing efficiency of the optical detection circuit is achieved.

The invention relates to the technical field of information processing, in particular to the technical field of optical detection, and particularly relates to a two-dimensional material layer number identification method and equipment. A photoelectron chip composed of a semiconductor light source, a 2 * 2 waveguide beam splitter, a grating coupler, an on-chip spectrometer, a super lens and an optical detector is compact in structure and low in cost; a semiconductor light source emits an optical signal, the optical signal sequentially passes through a 2 * 2 waveguide beam splitter, a grating coupler and a super lens and then irradiates a two-dimensional material sample, a displacement table is used for carrying out accurate Z-axis focusing and XY plane scanning, reflection spectrum signals are collected in real time, spectrum characteristics are analyzed through an upper computer to determine layer number information, and finally a layer number distribution diagram is generated. According to the method, rapid, automatic and high-precision identification of the number of layers of the two-dimensional material is realized, and large-range scanning detection is facilitated.

A device for fluorescence-based imaging and monitoring of a target is provided. The device includes a light source emitting light for illuminating the target, the emitted light including at least one wavelength or wavelength band causing at least one biomarker associated with the target to fluoresce, and a light detector for detecting the fluorescence.

A rotatable LIDAR system includes a rotor configured to rotate about a central rotational axis and multiple optical components mounted to the rotor such that the optical components are configured to rotate about the central rotational axis. The optical components include a first light source configured to emit first light towards a first portion of a field of view (FOV) with a first range, a first light detector configured to receive reflections of the first light from first objects in the first portion of the FOV, at least one second light source configured to emit second light towards a second portion of the FOV with a second range shorter than the first range, and a second light detector configured to receive reflections of the second light from second objects in the second portion of the FOV. Other embodiments are also described.

The invention discloses a snapshot Mueller matrix polarization imaging device and method based on a photo-oriented liquid crystal chip. The device comprises a light source unit, a polarization modulation unit based on the photo-alignment liquid crystal chip, a sample measurement unit, a polarization demodulation unit based on the photo-alignment liquid crystal chip, a light detector unit and a computer. According to the invention, the light source unit and the polarization modulation unit generate polarized light which is distributed in a specific mode in a space in a polarization state, the polarized light generates signal light after acting similarly, and after the signal light passes through the polarization demodulation unit, the signal light can be subjected to one-time photographing exposure through the light detector to acquire a signal image. And calculating the spatial distribution of all Mueller matrix elements of the to-be-detected sample through a computer. Measurement can be completed only through single exposure of the light detector, and the measurement speed is high; meanwhile, mechanical rotating elements, electric adjustable elements and the like are not needed, and the structure is simple and compact; the device has the advantages of high spatial resolution, high measurement precision and low manufacturing cost.

The invention belongs to the technical field of visible light detection, and aims to realize accurate detection of multicolor visible light and monolithic integration of a multi-wavelength receiver. The invention provides a fully-integrated multicolor visible light detector based on a sub-wavelength polycrystalline silicon grating, which comprises three detectors capable of selectively detecting blue, green and red signals respectively. The principle is as follows: a one-dimensional sub-wavelength polycrystalline silicon grating in the multicolor detector is embedded in an upper SiO2 layer and a lower shallow trench isolation region to form a dielectric waveguide structure of which the middle is a high-refractive-index medium and the periphery is a low-refractive-index oxide layer. The period and the grating width of the sub-wavelength grating are changed, so that the incident polarized light and the sub-wavelength periodic structure are strongly coupled to cause a guided-mode resonance effect, and the sub-wavelength grating can be applied to a transmission optical filter. The size and the cost of the multicolor visible light communication system can be effectively reduced, and the data transmission rate of the system is greatly improved.

The invention relates to the technical field of induction lamps, and discloses an ambient light detector and an induction lighting device with the same. The ambient light detector comprises a light condensation piece which is a reflection cup, the concave face of the reflection cup is a reflection face, and the edge of the large opening end of the reflection cup is parallel to the main shaft of the reflection cup; and the light sensation receiving piece is installed at the small end of the reflection cup, and the light receiving face of the light sensation receiving piece faces the reflection cup. Through the cooperation of the light condensing part and the light sensation receiving part, light in a detection angle can be converged and enhanced, light outside a detection range can be automatically shielded and is not received, and a clear detection boundary can be realized. The light sensation receiving part receives the light signals which are converged and enhanced and have clear boundaries in a large-angle range, so that the light change of the external environment can be accurately detected, and the environment error when the light intensity of the lamp is adjusted according to the light signals received by the light sensation receiving part is greatly reduced.

A sensor module for Raman spectroscopy includes a sensor package which encloses an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a light emitter arrangement, a light detector arrangement and a filter arrangement. The light emitter arrangement is electrically connected to the ASIC and operable to emit light with multiple excitation wavelengths to excite Raman scattering in an external probe to be placed outside of the sensor module. The light detector arrangement is operable to generate sensor signals from incident light emitted back from the external probe due to the Raman scattering. The filter arrangement is operable to filter the incident light according to a target passband. The ASIC is operable to drive the light emitter arrangement at the excitation wavelengths to shift a Raman spectral band of the external probe into the passband of the filter arrangement.

Disclosed herein are devices and methods of making and use thereof. For example, disclosed herein are devices comprising: a first contact layer; a semiconductor layer comprising a semiconductor material having a first bandgap; and a dielectric layer comprising a dielectric material; wherein the first contact layer is disposed on top of and in physical contact with the dielectric layer, and the dielectric layer is disposed on top of and in physical contact with the semiconductor layer, such that the dielectric layer is sandwiched between and in physical contact with both the first contact layer and the semiconductor layer; wherein the dielectric layer suppresses photoemission of carriers between the first contact layer and the semiconductor layer under incident light. Also disclosed herein are methods of use of any of the devices disclosed herein. In some examples, the method comprises using the device as a solar blind photodetector.

A device for detecting optical loss includes a first light-guiding cable, a second light-guiding cable, a light detector, at least one angle-adjusting bracket, and a first emission microscope. The first light-guiding cable is connected with a light generator. The light detector is connected with the second light-guiding cable. When the light generator generates a light beam, the light beam is emitted to a semiconductor light-guiding chip through the first light-guiding cable. The semiconductor light-guiding chip guides the light beam to the second light-guiding cable. The light detector receives the light beam through the second light-guiding cable to retrieve the energy of the light beam. The first emission microscope captures the leakage position of the semiconductor light-guiding chip where the light beam is emitted from the semiconductor light-guiding chip.

[Object]Provided are a light receiving device and a light receiving circuit that are capable of performing highly accurate ranging with an increased field of view (FOV).[Solving Means]A light receiving device according to the present disclosure includes a light detector array including a plurality of pixels each configured to output a pulse in response to a reaction of a light detector with a photon, a counter circuit configured to count the pulse outputted from at least one of the pixels of the light detector array, and a control circuit configured to select, from the light detector array, one of the pixels to be enabled and one of the pixels to be disabled, on the basis of the number of counts of the pulse from the counter circuit.

The invention discloses a weak light detector nonlinear measurement and correction method and system based on Rayleigh scattering, and belongs to the technical field of optical measurement. A weak light detector is an optical signal device used for detecting extremely low light intensity, and when the weak light detector works under the low light intensity condition, nonlinear response is often shown, and the accuracy and the stability of a measurement result can be remarkably influenced. Therefore, non-linear correction is crucial to guarantee of reliability and repeatability of measured data. According to the invention, a Rayleigh scattering-based weak light detector nonlinear measurement system is established, the incident laser power is measured by using a high-precision thermoelectric detector, and then the scattered light power is measured by using a weak light detector-photomultiplier. Different laser incident powers are set to obtain Rayleigh scattering signals and incident light powers under different working conditions, and the scattered light power is corrected by using an incident laser power measurement value.

Example embodiments relate to light detectors for nearby object detection in light detection and ranging (lidar) devices. An example embodiment includes a lidar device. The lidar device includes a light emitter configured to emit a light signal at a first time. The lidar device also includes a light detector configured to detect the emitted light signal. Additionally, the lidar device includes a biasing circuit configured to modify a detector bias using a bias signal. The bias signal ramps the detector bias from a first bias level at the first time to a second bias level at a second time. The second time is separated from the first time by a ramp duration. The ramp duration is sufficient to prevent any internal feedback within the lidar device caused by the emitted light signal from saturating the light detector or detection circuitry associated with the light detector.

Disclosed is a building energy management system (BEMS) for a building comprising a plurality of individual units. Each individual unit comprises a first light detector to detect a first indoor light level for each individual unit and a first occupancy sensor to determine a first occupancy level within the individual unit. The BEMS comprises a control module connected to each first light detector, the plurality of first light appliances and each first occupancy sensor. The control module scans to determine a list of all the first light appliances within each individual unit to create a map of the first light appliances, groups the mapped first light appliances into a plurality of clusters, assigns control parameters to each cluster and controls the clustered first light appliances based on detected light and occupancy levels.

An OCT instrument comprising: an optical coupler which generates signal light and reference light from a swept narrowband light source; a detector which samples a time-varying interference signal based on the reference light and signal light returned from a sample; an adjustable optical frequency shifter which: generates a first sideband light by adjusting an optical frequency of the reference light, such that the detector unit samples a first time-varying interference signal resulting from an interference between the sideband light and the returned signal light; and maintains the optical frequency of the reference light such that the detector unit samples a second time-varying interference signal resulting from an interference between the reference light and the returned signal light. The OCT instrument generates a respective axial depth profile of the sample based on each of the sampled first time-varying interference signal and the sampled second time-varying interference signal.