Optical System That Selectively Provides Either of a Collimated Light Beam Or a Convergent Light Beam

There is provided a method that includes projecting a collimated light beam from an optical system to a plane during a first mode of operation of the optical system, and projecting a convergent light beam from the optical system to the plane during a second mode of operation of the optical system. The method further includes, (a) during the first mode of operation, controlling a trajectory of a first light bundle in a first light path in the optical system, to steer the collimated light beam through the plane at a designated incidence angle, and (b) during the second mode of operation, controlling a trajectory of a second light bundle in a second light path of the optical system, to steer the convergent light beam to a target position in the plane. There is also provided an apparatus and a system that employs the method.

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Patents:
WO 2,009,120,336

Inventor(s): TOOMRE DEREK KALEV [US]; POLEJAEV VLADIMIR IVANOVICH [US]; ROORDA ROBERT DIXON [GB]

Type of Offer: Sale



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