DIFFRACTIVE OPTICAL ELEMENT MODULE

• US 20200133018A1
• Filed: 08/23/2019
• Published: 04/30/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 10/24/2018
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Himax Technologies Ltd. (Himax Technologies Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Himax Technologies Ltd. (Himax Technologies Incorporated)
• Inventors: Wu, Biing-Seng, Kuo, Han-Yi, Chen, Kuan-Ming, Chuang, Chih-Yu, Wu, Shi-Jen, Li, Jui-Ni, Tsai, Cheng-Hung, Chiang, Chin-Yuan, Hsu, Chia-Ming, Huang, Chiau-Ling
• Application Number:
  US16/548,852
• Publication Number:
  US 20200133018A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 27/223 for determining moisture content, e.g. humidity rain detectors on vehicle windows B60S1/0825
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/0006 with means to keep optical surfaces clean, e.g. by preventing or removing dirt, stains, contamination, condensation G02B1/18 takes precedence; cleaning in general B08B
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/4233 having a diffractive element [DOE] contributing to a non-imaging application diffusers having a diffractive element G02B5/0252; filters having a diffractive element G02B5/203; systems for controlling the direction of light having diffractive elements G02B26/0808; scanning systems having diffractive elements G02B26/106; beam shaping systems using diffractive optical elements G02B27/0944; beam splitting or combining systems operating by diffraction G02B27/1086
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/4272 having plural diffractive elements positioned sequentially along the optical path
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/62 Optical apparatus specially adapted for adjusting optical elements during the assembly of optical systems
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 5/188 Plurality of such optical elements formed in or on a supporting substrate
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 33/36 characterised by the electrodes
• CPC Class Codes: H01S 5/005 Optical components external to the laser cavity, specially adapted therefor, e.g. for homogenisation or merging of the beams or for manipulating laser pulses, e.g. pulse shaping H01S5/026, H01S5/18388 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01S 5/06825 Protecting the laser, e.g. during switch-on/off, detection of malfunctioning or degradation

Abstract

A DOE module including a transparent substrate, a first electrode, a second electrode, a first sensing wire, a sensing layer, a DOE layer, and an insulating layer is provided. The first electrode is disposed on the transparent substrate, and the second electrode is disposed on the transparent substrate. The first sensing wire is distributed on the transparent substrate and electrically connected to the first electrode. The sensing layer is distributed on the transparent substrate and electrically connected to the second electrode. The first sensing wire is insulated from the sensing layer to form a capacitance between the first sensing wire and the sensing layer. The DOE layer is disposed on the transparent substrate. The insulating layer covers the first sensing wire and the sensing layer. The insulating layer has a first opening and a second opening respectively exposing the first electrode and the second electrode.

Claims

1. A diffractive optical element (DOE) module comprising:

a transparent substrate;

a first electrode disposed on the transparent substrate;

a second electrode disposed on the transparent substrate;

a first sensing wire distributed on the transparent substrate and electrically connected to the first electrode;

a sensing layer distributed on the transparent substrate and electrically connected to the second electrode, wherein the first sensing wire is insulated from the sensing layer to form a capacitance between the first sensing wire and the sensing layer;

a DOE layer disposed on the transparent substrate; and

an insulating layer covering the first sensing wire and the sensing layer, the insulating layer having a first opening and a second opening respectively exposing the first electrode and the second electrode.

2. The DOE module according to claim 1, wherein the sensing layer is a second sensing wire, and the first sensing wire and the second sensing wire are alternately distributed on the transparent substrate.

3. The DOE module according to claim 2, wherein the transparent substrate has a sensitive area, linewidths of the first sensing wire and the second sensing wire within the sensitive area are greater than linewidths of the first sensing wire and the second sensing wire outside the sensitive area.

4. The DOE module according to claim 2, wherein a total length of branches of the first sensing wire is 0% to 20% of a length of a main trunk of the first sensing wire, and a total length of branches of the second sensing wire is 0% to 20% of a length of a main trunk of the second sensing wire.

5. The DOE module according to claim 1, wherein the first sensing wire and the sensing layer are disposed on two opposite sides of the transparent substrate.

6. The DOE module according to claim 1 further comprising an isolating layer disposed between the first sensing wire and the sensing layer.

7. The DOE module according to claim 1 further comprising a grounded or floated wire disposed on a periphery of the first sensing wire and the sensing layer.

8. The DOE module according to claim 1, wherein the first electrode and the second electrode are electrically connected to a controller configured to detect self-capacitances, a mutual capacitance, or a combination thereof of the first electrode and the second electrode.

9. The DOE module according to claim 1 further comprising:

a circuit substrate;

a laser source disposed on the circuit substrate and configured to emit a laser beam; and

a holder disposed on the circuit substrate and surrounding the laser source, wherein the transparent substrate is disposed on the holder and on a path of the laser beam.

10. The DOE module according to claim 1, wherein the first electrode and the second electrode are located adjacent to a same edge of the transparent substrate.

11. The DOE module according to claim 1, wherein the first electrode and the second electrode are respectively disposed at two opposite corners of the transparent substrate.

12. A diffractive optical element (DOE) module comprising:

a transparent substrate;

a first electrode disposed on the transparent substrate;

a second electrode disposed on the transparent substrate;

a first sensing wire distributed on the transparent substrate and electrically connected to the first electrode;

a sensing layer distributed on the transparent substrate and electrically connected to the second electrode, wherein the first sensing wire is insulated from the sensing layer to form a capacitance between the first sensing wire and the sensing layer; and

a DOE layer covering the first sensing wire and the sensing layer, the DOE layer having a first opening and a second opening respectively exposing the first electrode and the second electrode.

13. The DOE module according to claim 12, wherein the sensing layer is a second sensing wire, and the first sensing wire and the second sensing wire are alternately distributed on the transparent substrate.

14. The DOE module according to claim 13, wherein the transparent substrate has a sensitive area, linewidths of the first sensing wire and the second sensing wire within the sensitive area are greater than linewidths of the first sensing wire and the second sensing wire outside the sensitive area.

15. The DOE module according to claim 13, wherein a total length of branches of the first sensing wire is 0% to 20% of a length of a main trunk of the first sensing wire, and a total length of branches of the second sensing wire is 0% to 20% of a length of a main trunk of the second sensing wire.

16. The DOE module according to claim 12, wherein the first sensing wire and the sensing layer are disposed on two opposite sides of the transparent substrate.

17. The DOE module according to claim 12 further comprising an isolating layer disposed between the first sensing wire and the sensing layer.

18. The DOE module according to claim 12 further comprising a grounded or floated wire disposed on a periphery of the first sensing wire and the sensing layer.

19. The DOE module according to claim 12, wherein the first electrode and the second electrode are electrically connected to a controller configured to detect self-capacitances, a mutual capacitance, or a combination thereof of the first electrode and the second electrode.

20. The DOE module according to claim 12 further comprising:

a circuit substrate;

a laser source disposed on the circuit substrate and configured to emit a laser beam; and

a holder disposed on the circuit substrate and surrounding the laser source, wherein the transparent substrate is disposed on the holder and on a path of the laser beam.

21. The DOE module according to claim 12 further comprising:

a spacer disposed on the DOE layer, the spacer having an opening to expose at least part of the first sensing wire and at least part of the sensing layer and two notches to respectively expose the first electrode and the second electrode; and

an electronic or optical component disposed on the spacer.

22. The DOE module according to claim 12, wherein the first electrode and the second electrode are located adjacent to a same edge of the transparent substrate.

23. The DOE module according to claim 12, wherein the first electrode and the second electrode are respectively disposed at two opposite corners of the transparent substrate.