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DEPTH CAMERA ILLUMINATOR WITH SUPERLUMINESCENT LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE

  • US 20110310220A1
  • Filed: 06/16/2010
  • Published: 12/22/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/16/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A 3-D depth camera system, comprising:

  • (a) an illuminator, the illuminator comprises;

    (i) at least one superluminescent light-emitting diode;

    (ii) a collimating lens which captures light from the at least one superluminescent light-emitting diode to provide a collimated light beam; and

    (iii) a diffractive optical element which receives the collimated light beam, and creates a plurality of diffracted light beams which illuminate a field of view including a human target; and

    (b) an image sensor which creates a depth image of the human target using light from the field of view.

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