Optical system and method

An optical system (100) comprises a coherent light source (101) and optical elements for directing light from the source to a target (1001). The optical elements include at least one diffusing element (141, 161) arranged to reduce a coherence volume of light from the source and a variable optical pr...

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Main Authors DESCHARMES NICOLAS, SQALLI OMAR, SHEVLIN FERGAL PATRICK
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 22.07.2014
Subjects
ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USINGWAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES
APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FORPROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM
CINEMATOGRAPHY
ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
ELECTRICITY
ELECTROGRAPHY
HOLOGRAPHY
OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS
OPTICS
PHOTOGRAPHY
PHYSICS
PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
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Summary:An optical system (100) comprises a coherent light source (101) and optical elements for directing light from the source to a target (1001). The optical elements include at least one diffusing element (141, 161) arranged to reduce a coherence volume of light from the source and a variable optical property element (151). A control system (1021) controls the variable optical property element such that different speckle patterns are formed over time at the target (1001) with a temporal frequency greater than a temporal resolution of an illumination sensor or an eye (1011) of an observer so that speckle contrast ratio in the observed illumination is reduced. The variable optical property element (151) may be a deformable mirror with a vibrating thin plate or film.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20080808735