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Focusing of optical devices

US10416430B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 18, 2017
Grant dateSep 17, 2019
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Expiry dateNov 22, 2037

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N25/71
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present subject matter includes a method of focusing of an optical imaging apparatus. The method comprises causing illumination of an object using an illuminating beam to thereby cause generation of a scattered beam. A first set of luminous parameters are derived from a first detected position of a luminous representation formed by the scattered beam from the object. The illumination-beam is focused upon the object by triggering a movement of the object along an optical-axis in a first direction, the first direction being based a numerical-representation of the first set of luminous parameters. A second set of luminous parameters are derived from a second detected position of the luminous-representation of the object, the second detected position being related to the first detected position and the movement of the object. The focusing of the illumination beam is ceased based at-least on a numerical-representation of the second set of luminous parameters.

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