WO2021145045A1 - 投光装置、および移動体 - Google Patents

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WO2021145045A1
WO2021145045A1 PCT/JP2020/040011 JP2020040011W WO2021145045A1 WO 2021145045 A1 WO2021145045 A1 WO 2021145045A1 JP 2020040011 W JP2020040011 W JP 2020040011W WO 2021145045 A1 WO2021145045 A1 WO 2021145045A1
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清原　督三
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    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
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    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
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    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
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    • G02F—OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
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    • G02F1/29—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the position or the direction of light beams, i.e. deflection
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V2200/00—Use of light guides, e.g. fibre optic devices, in lighting devices or systems
    • F21V2200/20—Use of light guides, e.g. fibre optic devices, in lighting devices or systems of light guides of a generally planar shape

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  • This disclosure relates to a floodlight device and a moving body.
  • the present disclosure provides a floodlight device capable of increasing the detectable distance of a long-distance object and suppressing saturation of the detection signal of a short-distance object.
  • the light projecting device is a light projecting device including a light deflecting device, and the light deflecting device includes a light emitting surface and emits light in a direction intersecting the light emitting surface. However, it is possible to change the emission angle of the light emitted from the light emitting surface along the first direction from the first angle in the range of a second angle larger than the first angle.
  • the light deflector is the distant second of the first light emitted from the light emitting surface at the first angle and the second light emitted from the light emitting surface at the second angle.
  • One having a large spot width in one direction is arranged so as to be projected vertically downward from the other.
  • a floodlight device capable of increasing the detectable distance of a long-distance object and suppressing saturation of the detection signal of a short-distance object.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view schematically showing an example of a structure provided in a floodlight device according to an exemplary embodiment.
  • FIG. 2 is a view of the configuration shown in FIG. 1 along the + Y direction.
  • FIG. 3A is a diagram schematically showing how light is emitted from the light emitting surface when the propagation angle is relatively small.
  • FIG. 3B is a diagram schematically showing how light is emitted from the light emitting surface when the propagation angle is relatively large.
  • FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the relationship between the propagation length and the spread angle of the emitted light in the X direction.
  • FIG. 5A is a perspective view schematically showing an example of a light projecting device according to the embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 5A is a perspective view schematically showing an example of a light projecting device according to the embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 5B is a side view schematically showing an example of the floodlight device according to the embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining an operation in which the floodlight device of the present embodiment detects an object at a short distance or a long distance.
  • FIG. 7A is a perspective view schematically showing an example of a light projecting device in the first modification of the present embodiment.
  • FIG. 7B is a view of the configuration shown in FIG. 7A as viewed along the ⁇ Y direction.
  • FIG. 8A is a perspective view schematically showing an example of a light projecting device in the second modification of the present embodiment.
  • FIG. 8B is a view of the configuration shown in FIG. 8A viewed along the ⁇ Y direction.
  • FIG. 9A is a perspective view schematically showing an example of a light projecting device according to a third modification of the present embodiment.
  • FIG. 9B is a view of the configuration shown in FIG. 9A viewed along the ⁇ Y direction.
  • FIG. 10A is a perspective view schematically showing an example of a light projecting device according to a fourth modification of the present embodiment.
  • FIG. 10B is a view of the configuration shown in FIG. 10A along the + Y direction.
  • FIG. 11A is a perspective view schematically showing an example of a light projecting device according to a fifth modification of the present embodiment.
  • FIG. 11B is a view of the configuration shown in FIG. 11A along the + Y direction.
  • FIG. 12 is a perspective view schematically showing an example of a light projecting device according to a sixth modification of the present embodiment.
  • FIG. 13A is a perspective view schematically showing an example of a light projecting device according to a seventh modification of the present embodiment.
  • FIG. 13B is a view of the configuration shown in FIG. 13A as viewed along the + Y direction.
  • FIG. 14A is a perspective view schematically showing a first application example in which the floodlight device according to the present embodiment is mounted on a vehicle.
  • FIG. 14B is a side view schematically showing a first application example in which the floodlight device according to the present embodiment is mounted on a vehicle.
  • FIG. 15 is a perspective view schematically showing a second application example in which the floodlight device according to the present embodiment is mounted on the monitoring system.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view schematically showing an example of a structure included in the floodlight device 100 according to an exemplary embodiment.
  • FIG. 2 is a view of the configuration shown in FIG. 1 along the + Y direction.
  • the X-axis, Y-axis, and Z-axis that are orthogonal to each other are schematically shown.
  • the direction in which the arrow of the axis points is the + direction, and the opposite direction is the-direction.
  • these names are used only for convenience of explanation, and these names do not limit the posture when the light deflector 10 is actually used.
  • the shape and size of all or part of the structure shown in the drawings does not limit the actual shape and size.
  • the light projecting device 100 includes at least one light deflecting device 10.
  • the light deflector 10 emits a light beam emitted from a light source (not shown) in a predetermined direction.
  • the optical deflector 10 includes a first mirror 30, a second mirror 40, and an optical waveguide layer 20.
  • the first mirror 30 and the second mirror 40 face each other and extend in the X direction.
  • the first mirror 30 is arranged at a position in the + Z direction with respect to the second mirror 40.
  • the transmittance of the first mirror 30 is higher than that of the second mirror 40.
  • At least one of the first mirror 30 and the second mirror 40 can be formed, for example, from a multilayer reflective film in which a plurality of high refractive index layers and a plurality of low refractive index layers are alternately laminated.
  • the first mirror 30 and the second mirror 40 can be formed from a multilayer reflective film containing the same high refractive index layer and the same low refractive index layer. In this case, if the number of layers of the first mirror 30 is smaller than the number of layers of the second mirror 40, the transmittance of the first mirror 30 becomes higher than the transmittance of the second mirror 40.
  • the optical waveguide layer 20 is located between the first mirror 30 and the second mirror 40.
  • the first mirror 30 has light emitting surfaces 30es parallel to the XY plane on the side opposite to the optical waveguide layer 20.
  • the light 22 propagates in the optical waveguide layer 20 along the X direction while being reflected by the first mirror 30 and the second mirror 40. At that time, a part of the light 22 is emitted to the outside as a light beam 22b from the light emitting surface 30es.
  • the direction of the central axis of the optical beam 22b depends on the refractive index and / or thickness of the optical waveguide layer 20. In the present specification, the direction of the central axis of the light beam 22b is simply referred to as "the emission direction of the light beam 22b".
  • the optical waveguide layer 20 may have a configuration in which the refractive index and / or the thickness changes according to the change in the applied drive voltage.
  • the optical waveguide layer 20 includes a liquid crystal material, and two electrodes 10e for applying a driving voltage may be provided on the reflecting surface 30s and the reflecting surface 40s of the optical waveguide layer 20.
  • the drive voltage changes due to the input of a control signal from a control device (not shown)
  • the refractive index of the optical waveguide layer 20 changes, and the emission direction of the light beam 22b emitted from the light emission surface 30es changes along the X direction. do.
  • the optical waveguide layer 20 contains a gas or liquid
  • the first mirror 30 and / or the second mirror 40 may be fitted with an actuator that deforms when a drive voltage is applied.
  • the thickness of the optical waveguide layer 20 changes with the change in the mirror spacing due to the deformation of the actuator, and the light beam emitted from the light emitting surface 30es.
  • the emission direction of 22b changes along the X direction.
  • the light deflection device 10 can change the emission direction of the light beam 22b emitted from the light emission surface 30es along the X direction in response to the control signal from the outside.
  • the thick line parallel to the X direction in FIG. 1 represents the scanning direction of the light beam 22b.
  • the emission angle ⁇ of the light emitted from the light deflector 10 into the air is expressed by the following equation (1).
  • n w is the refractive index of the optical waveguide layer 20
  • ⁇ is the wavelength of light in the air
  • d is the thickness of the optical waveguide layer 20
  • m is the order.
  • the light emission direction can be changed by changing any of ⁇ , n w or d.
  • the light projecting device 100 includes a control device (not shown) that changes the refractive index and / or thickness of the optical waveguide layer 20.
  • the spread angle of the light emitted from the light deflector 10 determines the energy density of the beam spot irradiating the object.
  • the relationship between the spread angle of the light emitted from the conventional light deflection device 10 and the emission angle will be described.
  • the farfield pattern of the light emitted from the light deflector 10 corresponds to the Fourier transform of the electric field distribution on the light emitting surface 30es shown in FIG. Since the light 22 propagates inside the optical waveguide layer 20, when the optical deflector 10 is present alone, the spread angle of the emitted light in the distant direction in the Y direction mainly depends on the width of the optical waveguide layer 20.
  • the distant spread angle of the emitted light in the X direction mainly depends on the propagation length of the light 22. That is, the longer the propagation length of the light 22 propagating through the optical waveguide layer 20, the narrower the spread angle of the emitted light in the distant direction (that is, the far field) in the X direction. On the contrary, as the propagation length of the light propagating through the optical waveguide layer 20 becomes shorter, the spread angle of the emitted light in the distant direction (that is, far field) becomes wider in the X direction.
  • the propagation length means a distance at which the intensity of the light 22 propagating while attenuating the optical waveguide layer 20 is reduced by a factor of 1 / e. e is the base of the natural logarithm.
  • the spread angle means an angle ⁇ that spreads on both sides with respect to the emission angle ⁇ . Specifically, the spread angle is described as the full width at half maximum of the emitted light in the angle spectrum.
  • the spot of the emitted light at a distance becomes close to the line shape.
  • 3A and 3B are diagrams schematically showing how light is emitted from the light emitting surface 30es when the propagation angle ⁇ is relatively small and when it is relatively large, respectively.
  • the reflectances of the first mirror 30 and the second mirror 40 are constant regardless of the propagation angle ⁇ .
  • the propagation angle ⁇ since the propagation angle ⁇ is small, the number of times the reflecting surface 30s and the reflecting surface 40s reflect the light 22 per unit length increases. Therefore, the propagation length L p becomes short.
  • the propagation length L p becomes long.
  • the propagation length L p indicated by the double-headed arrow in FIGS. 3A and 3B is schematically represented, and does not represent the actual length.
  • FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the relationship between the propagation length L p and the spread angle ⁇ in the X direction of the emitted light.
  • the line width of the light beam emitted from one light deflector 10 in which conditions such as the dimensions and the dielectric constant of each component are appropriately set is calculated by changing the propagation length in various ways. The result is shown.
  • the longer the propagation length L p the narrower the spread angle ⁇ of the emitted light.
  • the emission angle ⁇ increases, the propagation length L p increases. Therefore, as the emission angle ⁇ increases, the spread angle ⁇ of the emitted light decreases.
  • the spread angle ⁇ of the emitted light changes.
  • the present inventors can increase the detectable distance of a long-distance object with a relatively simple configuration, and are close to it. We have found that it is possible to suppress the saturation of the detection signal of an object at a distance.
  • the embodiments of the present disclosure described below are based on this finding.
  • the light projecting device is a light projecting device including a light deflecting device.
  • the light deflector is located between the first mirror and the second mirror, which face each other and extend along the first direction, and the first mirror and the second mirror, and emits light along the first direction.
  • the optical waveguide layer is provided with a structure capable of changing the refractive index and / or the thickness.
  • the first mirror has a higher light transmittance than the second mirror, and has a light emitting surface that emits at least a part of the light propagating in the optical waveguide layer to the outside.
  • the emission angle of the light emitted from the light emitting surface of the first mirror is changed from the angle ⁇ 1 to the angle ⁇ 1 .
  • the first light emitted from the light emitting surface at an emission angle ⁇ 1 is projected vertically downward from the second light emitted from the light emitting surface at an emission angle ⁇ 2. Arranged to be.
  • the detectable distance of a long-distance object can be increased, and the saturation of the detection signal of a short-distance object can be suppressed.
  • the light projecting device is arranged on the optical path of the light emitted from the light emitting surface of the first mirror in the light projecting device according to the first item, and the first light is emitted.
  • An optical element that changes the direction of the light so as to face vertically downward from the second light is further provided.
  • the first light can be directed vertically downward from the second light via the optical element.
  • the optical element refracts the light emitted from the light emitting surface of the first mirror.
  • the direction and / or spread angle of the light emitted from the light emitting surface can be adjusted by refracting the light.
  • the light projecting device is, in the light projecting device according to the third item, one or more lenses in which the optical element enlarges or reduces the spreading angle of the light emitted from the light emitting surface. include.
  • this floodlight device it is possible to further suppress the saturation of the detection signal of a short-distance object by increasing the spread angle of the emitted light, and by reducing the spread angle of the emitted light, it is possible to further suppress the saturation of the detection signal of a short-distance object.
  • the detectable distance of the object can be further increased.
  • the optical element reflects the light emitted from the light emitting surface of the first mirror.
  • the direction and / or spread angle of the light emitted from the light emitting surface can be adjusted by reflecting the light.
  • the light projecting device is, in the light projecting device according to the fifth item, one or more mirrors in which the optical element expands or contracts the spreading angle of the light emitted from the light emitting surface. include.
  • this floodlight device it is possible to further suppress the saturation of the detection signal of a short-distance object by increasing the spread angle of the emitted light, and by reducing the spread angle of the emitted light, it is possible to further suppress the saturation of the detection signal of a short-distance object.
  • the detectable distance of the object can be further increased.
  • the light projecting device further includes a control device for changing the refractive index and / or the thickness of the optical waveguide layer in the light projecting device according to any one of the first to sixth items. ..
  • the direction of the light emitted from the light emitting surface can be adjusted by changing the refractive index and / or the thickness of the optical waveguide layer by the control device.
  • the moving body according to the eighth item is a moving body provided with a floodlight device according to any one of the first to seventh items.
  • the light projecting device emits the light from the light emitting surface of the first mirror toward the front of the moving body.
  • all or part of a circuit, unit, device, member or part, or all or part of a functional block in a block diagram is, for example, a semiconductor device, a semiconductor integrated circuit (IC), or an LSI (range scale integration). ) Can be performed by one or more electronic circuits.
  • the LSI or IC may be integrated on one chip, or may be configured by combining a plurality of chips.
  • functional blocks other than the storage element may be integrated on one chip.
  • LSI LSI or IC
  • the name changes depending on the degree of integration, and it may be called system LSI, VLSI (very large scale integration), or ULSI (ultra large scale integration).
  • Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) which is programmed after the LSI is manufactured, or reconfigurable logistic device, which can reconfigure the junction relationship inside the LSI or set up the circuit partition inside the LSI, can also be used for the same purpose.
  • FPGA Field Programmable Gate Array
  • circuits, units, devices, members or parts can be executed by software processing.
  • the software is recorded on a non-temporary recording medium such as one or more ROMs, optical discs, hard disk drives, etc., and when the software is executed by a processor, the functions identified by the software It is performed by a processor and peripherals.
  • the system or device may include one or more non-temporary recording media on which the software is recorded, a processor, and the required hardware devices, such as an interface.
  • light refers to electromagnetic waves including not only visible light (wavelength of about 400 nm to about 700 nm) but also ultraviolet rays (wavelength of about 10 nm to about 400 nm) and infrared rays (wavelength of about 700 nm to about 1 mm). means.
  • FIGS. 5A and 5B are perspective views and side views schematically showing an example of the floodlight device 100 according to the embodiment of the present disclosure, respectively.
  • U-axis and V-axis that are orthogonal to each other are schematically shown.
  • the U-axis represents a component parallel to the ground and the V-axis represents a component perpendicular to the ground.
  • the U axis is parallel to the Y axis.
  • the floodlight device 100 is located above the ground.
  • the light beam 22b is microscopically emitted from a light emitting surface 30es having an area in a plane parallel to the XY plane, but is described so as to be emitted from one point for simplicity of explanation. ..
  • the light projecting device 100 in this embodiment includes at least one light deflecting device 10.
  • the light deflector 10 is as described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.
  • the light source described above may include, for example, a semiconductor laser device.
  • the wavelength of the light beam emitted from the light source can be selected according to the application. When the distance to the object is measured by infrared rays, the wavelength of the light beam can be, for example, 700 nm or more and 2.5 ⁇ m or less.
  • the wavelength of the light beam may be a wavelength in the visible region, that is, about 400 nm or more and about 700 nm or less.
  • the wavelength of the light beam may be 2.5 ⁇ m or more.
  • the light deflector 10 is arranged so that its scanning direction includes components in the V direction.
  • the light deflector 10 is arranged so that the X-axis is inclined with respect to the V-axis.
  • the X-axis is parallel to the direction in which the light propagates in the light deflector 10.
  • the light deflector 10 scans between the emission angle ⁇ 1 and the emission angle ⁇ 2 larger than the emission angle ⁇ 1.
  • the light deflection device 10 is arranged so that the light emitted at the emission angle ⁇ 1 is projected vertically downward from the light emitted at the emission angle ⁇ 2. This means that in the arrangement shown in FIG. 5B, the light from the light source enters the ground from the lower end face of the optical waveguide layer 20.
  • the vertical lower part corresponds to the -V direction.
  • the light emitted at the emission angle ⁇ 1 is incident on the ground, while the light emitted at the emission angle ⁇ 2 propagates parallel to the ground.
  • the spread angle ⁇ 1 of the light emitted at the emission angle ⁇ 1 becomes larger than the spread angle ⁇ 2 of the light emitted at the emission angle ⁇ 2. That is, the light emitted at the emission angle ⁇ 1 forms a relatively thick spot in the X direction. Since the V direction perpendicular to the ground contains a component in the X direction parallel to the scanning direction, the light emitted in the ⁇ V direction forms a relatively thick spot.
  • FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining an operation in which the floodlight device 100 of the present embodiment detects an object at a short distance or a long distance.
  • the short-distance object is the ground and the long-distance object is a person.
  • the scanning direction of the light emitted from the light projecting device 100 of the present embodiment is a direction perpendicular to the ground.
  • the scanning direction of light is indicated by a thick double-headed arrow. Light shining on or near the ground forms relatively thick spots.
  • the intensity of the reflected light increases as compared with the object at a long distance.
  • the detection signal is saturated and there is a problem that information such as the distance and shape of the short-distance object cannot be accurately obtained.
  • the spot of light becomes relatively thick, so that the energy density of light irradiating an object at a short distance is reduced. be able to.
  • the intensity of the reflected light can be reduced to suppress the saturation of the detection signal, and information on a short-distance object can be obtained more accurately.
  • the floodlight device 100 of the present embodiment irradiates an object at a long distance, the intensity of the reflected light is reduced as compared with the object at a short distance.
  • the S / N of the detection signal decreases as the object becomes farther, and information on the object at a long distance cannot be obtained accurately.
  • the spot of light becomes relatively thin, so that the energy density of light irradiating an object at a long distance can be improved. Can be done. As a result, it is possible to suppress a decrease in the S / N of the detection signal and accurately obtain information on an object at a long distance.
  • the light projecting device 100 of the present embodiment when irradiating an object at a long distance, the spot of light can be narrowed. As a result, the detection resolution in the direction perpendicular to the ground is improved, and information on a long-distance object can be obtained more accurately.
  • FIG. 7A is a perspective view schematically showing an example of the floodlight device 110 in the first modification of the present embodiment.
  • FIG. 7B is a view of the configuration shown in FIG. 7A as viewed along the ⁇ Y direction.
  • the difference between the light projecting device 110 in the first modification and the light projecting device 100 in the present embodiment is that the optical element 50 is arranged on the optical path of the light emitted from the light emitting surfaces 30es of the light deflecting device 10. It is that you are.
  • the optical element 50 can refract the light emitted from the light emitting surface 30es of the light deflecting device 10.
  • the optical element 50 has a cylindrical concave lens having a curvature in a predetermined direction including at least a component in the X direction.
  • the curvature in the ⁇ X direction can be large, at least within the range of the optical scan.
  • the radius of curvature of the concave lens can be, for example, 1 mm or more and 100 mm or less.
  • the spread angle of the light emitted from the light deflector 10 at the emission angle ⁇ 1 in the X direction is expanded by the optical element 50 to become ⁇ 1A.
  • the energy density of the light irradiating the object at a short distance can be further reduced.
  • the intensity of the reflected light can be reduced to suppress the saturation of the detection signal, and information on a short-distance object can be obtained more accurately.
  • FIG. 8A is a perspective view schematically showing an example of the floodlight device 120 in the second modification of the present embodiment.
  • FIG. 8B is a view of the configuration shown in FIG. 8A viewed along the ⁇ Y direction.
  • the light projecting device 120 in the second modification is different from the light projecting device 110 in the first modification in that the optical element 50 has a cylindrical convex lens having a curvature in a predetermined direction including at least a component in the X direction. be.
  • the curvature in the + X direction can be large, at least within the range of the optical scan.
  • the radius of curvature of the convex lens can be, for example, 1 mm or more and 100 mm or less.
  • the spread angle of the light emitted from the light deflector 10 at the emission angle ⁇ 2 in the X direction is reduced by the optical element 50 to become ⁇ 2B. This makes it possible to improve the energy density of light that irradiates an object at a long distance. As a result, it is possible to suppress a decrease in the S / N of the detection signal and accurately obtain information on a distant object.
  • FIG. 9A is a perspective view schematically showing an example of the floodlight device 130 in the third modification of the present embodiment.
  • FIG. 9B is a view of the configuration shown in FIG. 9A viewed along the ⁇ Y direction.
  • the light projecting device 130 in the third modification is different from the light projecting device 110 in the first modification in that the optical element 50 has a lens array including a plurality of concave lenses.
  • the plurality of concave lenses are arranged along a predetermined direction including at least a component in the X direction.
  • This lens array covers at least a portion of the optical scan range.
  • the curvature of the individual concave lenses may increase in the ⁇ X direction, at least within the range of the optical scan. As a result, information on a short-distance object can be obtained more accurately, as in the case of the first modification described above.
  • the arrangement of the light deflection device 10 in the first modification to the third modification is the same as that of the present embodiment.
  • the spot of light emitted from the light deflector 10 becomes thicker when scanned in the ⁇ V direction and becomes thinner when scanned in the + V direction.
  • a concave lens having a small radius of curvature can realize the effect of further thickening the spot of light for irradiating an object at a short distance.
  • a convex lens with a small radius of curvature can realize the effect of further narrowing the spot of light for irradiating an object at a long distance.
  • the light projecting device 110 in the first modification to the light projecting device 130 in the third modification can be easily manufactured.
  • the optical element 50 is arranged perpendicular to the ground, but may be inclined. Further, the lens may be provided not on the entrance surface of the optical element 50 but on the entrance surface, or may be provided on both the entrance surface and the emission surface.
  • FIG. 10A is a perspective view schematically showing an example of the floodlight device 140 in the fourth modification of the present embodiment.
  • FIG. 10B is a view of the configuration shown in FIG. 10A along the + Y direction.
  • the difference between the light projecting device 140 in the fourth modification and the light projecting device 110 in the first modification is that the optical element 50 has a mirror.
  • the light deflection device 10 when the light deflection device 10 is arranged with an error, it is possible to project light in a desired direction by finely adjusting the arrangement of the mirror included in the optical element 50. For example, when the light deflector 10 is arranged by rotating ⁇ ° with respect to the Y axis from a predetermined position, the light deflector 10 is arranged by rotating the angle of the mirror by ( ⁇ / 2) ° with respect to the Y axis. It is possible to compensate for the deviation of the angle of light.
  • FIG. 11A is a perspective view schematically showing an example of the floodlight device 150 in the fifth modification of the present embodiment.
  • FIG. 11B is a view of the configuration shown in FIG. 11A along the + Y direction.
  • the difference between the light projecting device 150 in the fifth modification and the light projecting device 140 in the fourth modification is that the optical element 50 has a cylindrical convex mirror having a curvature in a predetermined direction including at least a component in the X direction. Is. With this convex mirror, the radius of curvature can be large in the ⁇ X direction, at least within the range of the optical scan.
  • the radius of curvature of the convex mirror can be, for example, 1 mm or more and 100 mm or less.
  • the spread angle of the light emitted from the light deflector 10 at the emission angle ⁇ 1 in the X direction is magnified by the optical element 50 to become ⁇ 1D.
  • FIG. 12 is a perspective view schematically showing an example of the floodlight device 160 in the sixth modification of the present embodiment.
  • the difference between the light projecting device 160 in the sixth modification and the light projecting device 100 in the present embodiment is that a plurality of light deflecting devices 10 are arranged along the Y direction.
  • a plurality of phase shifters 60 are connected to each of the plurality of light deflectors 10.
  • the number of the plurality of light deflectors 10 can be, for example, 8 or more and 64 or less.
  • a light beam is formed by the interference of light emitted from the plurality of light deflecting devices 10.
  • the light beam is emitted to the outside from a wide light emitting surface including a plurality of light emitting surfaces 30es, but as in the above-described embodiment and modification, in FIG. 12, for the sake of simplicity, 1 It is described so that it is emitted from the point.
  • the width of the light beam in the Y direction can be narrower than that of the above-mentioned example. This is because the size of the wide light emitting surface in the Y direction is larger than the size of the light emitting surfaces 30es in the above example in the Y direction.
  • the phase shifter 60 may have a configuration in which the refractive index changes according to a change in the applied drive voltage.
  • the phase shifter 60 may be formed from a thermo-optical material whose refractive index changes with temperature.
  • the phase shifter 60 includes a heater (not shown) that changes the temperature of the thermo-optical material.
  • the heater (not shown) is provided with two electrodes for applying a driving voltage.
  • the phase shifter 60 may be formed from an electro-optical material whose refractive index changes with a change in drive voltage.
  • the phase shifter 60 is provided with two electrodes for applying a driving voltage to the electro-optical material.
  • the refractive index of the phase shifter 60 changes and the phase of light passing through the phase shifter 60 changes.
  • the drive voltage changes in response to the control signal, and the phases of the light incident on the plurality of light deflecting devices 10 from the plurality of phase shifters 60 are different from each other. It changes by a certain amount in the order in which the 10s are lined up. By this phase shift, the emission direction of the light beam can be changed along the Y direction. This makes it possible to scan the light two-dimensionally on the UV plane.
  • FIG. 13A is a perspective view schematically showing an example of the floodlight device 170 in the seventh modification of the present embodiment.
  • the difference between the light projecting device 170 in the seventh modification and the light projecting device 100 in the present embodiment is that the light deflecting devices 11 are a plurality of optical waveguides 12 arranged along the X direction and a plurality of optical waveguides 12. It is a point composed of a plurality of phase shifters 60 connected to each of the above.
  • Each of the plurality of optical waveguides 12 includes an optical waveguide region 12w for waveguideing light and a light emitting region 12r for emitting light. Further, each of the plurality of light emitting regions 12r is provided with a grating 12g.
  • the light emitted from the light emitting surface 30es can be scanned along the V direction.
  • the light emitting region 12r may be composed of two mirrors and an optical waveguide layer existing between the two mirrors, as in the light deflecting device 10 in the above-described embodiment. With such a configuration, light can be scanned not only in the V direction but also in the U direction.
  • the light propagating in the optical waveguide region 12w along the Y direction is emitted to the outside from the light emitting region 12r as a plurality of diffracted lights parallel to the YZ plane due to the diffraction by the grating 12g.
  • the length of the light emitting region 12r in the Y direction can be, for example, 1 ⁇ m or more and 10 ⁇ m or less.
  • the number of recesses in the grating 12 g can be set to, for example, 4 or more and 16 or less.
  • the length of the recesses in the Y direction per cycle in the grating 12 g, that is, the duty ratio may be appropriately changed depending on the depth and the number of the recesses of the grating.
  • the light beam is formed by the interference of the light emitted from the plurality of optical waveguides 12. It can be said that the light beam is emitted to the outside from the light emitting surface 30es including a plurality of gratings 12 g, but similarly to the above-described embodiment and modification, in FIG. 13A, from one point for simplicity of explanation. It is described to be emitted.
  • the phase shifter 60 may have a configuration in which the refractive index changes according to a change in the applied drive voltage.
  • the drive voltage changes due to the input of a control signal from a control device (not shown)
  • the refractive index of the phase shifter 60 changes and the phase of light passing through the phase shifter 60 changes.
  • the drive voltage changes in response to the control signal, and the phases of the light incident on the plurality of optical waveguides 12 from the plurality of phase shifters 60 are different from each other. It changes by a certain amount in the order in which it is lined up. By this phase shift, the emission direction of the light beam can be changed along the V direction.
  • FIG. 13B is a diagram showing the relationship between the light beams 22b emitted from the plurality of optical waveguides and the emission angles microscopically (that is, in a form in which a beam having a width is emitted instead of one point). ..
  • the left figure of FIG. 13B shows the case where the emission angle is ⁇ 1, and the right figure shows the case where the emission angle is ⁇ 2 larger than ⁇ 1.
  • the emission angle perpendicular to the light emitting surface 30es is set to zero degree. As shown in FIG.
  • the width of the light beam 22b at the exit portion when viewed from the emission direction depends on the emission angle ⁇ . Assuming that the width of the light emitting region is d, the width of the light beam 22b at the emitting portion is represented by dcos ⁇ . In other words, the larger the emission angle, the smaller the width of the light beam of the exit portion in the X direction when viewed from the emission direction. Therefore, the larger the emission angle, the wider the width of the spot in the V direction at a distance (that is, far field).
  • the plurality of phase shifters 60 change the phase of the light to change the emission angle of the light emitted from the light emitting surface 30es from the angle ⁇ 1 in the range of the angle ⁇ 2 larger than the angle ⁇ 1. This is possible, and the first light emitted from the light emitting surface 30es at an emission angle ⁇ 1 is projected vertically downward from the second light emitted from the light emitting surface 30es at an emission angle ⁇ 2. It is arranged like this. As a result, similarly to the above-described embodiment, the intensity of the reflected light can be reduced to suppress the saturation of the detection signal, and information on an object at a short distance can be obtained more accurately.
  • the light emitted from the light emitting surface 30es at the emission angle ⁇ 1 is directed vertically downward from the light emitted at the emission angle ⁇ 2.
  • the optical element 50 can emit light incident on the optical element 50 at an angle different from the angle incident on the optical element 50.
  • the optical element 50 may have a lens array including a plurality of convex lenses.
  • the plurality of convex lenses may be arranged along a predetermined direction including at least a component in the X direction.
  • the energy density of the light irradiating the object at a long distance can be improved.
  • the convex mirror for the light having the emission angle ⁇ 1 may be replaced with the concave mirror for the light having the emission angle ⁇ 2.
  • a concave mirror for the light having the emission angle ⁇ 2 may be provided. In these cases, it is possible to accurately obtain information on an object at a longer distance.
  • the optical element 50 may include a plurality of mirrors arranged along a predetermined direction including at least a component in the X direction.
  • FIG. 14A and 14B are perspective views and side views schematically showing a first application example in which the floodlight device 100 according to the present embodiment is mounted on a vehicle 100V, respectively.
  • the vehicle 100V includes a floodlight device 100 in front of the vehicle 100V.
  • the light projecting device 100 emits light toward the front.
  • the floodlight device 100 can be mounted on the moving body.
  • the moving body may be, for example, a ship or a train, in addition to the vehicle 100V.
  • the vehicle 100V can accurately obtain information on the ground at a short distance and a person at a long distance. The driver of the vehicle 100V can accurately grasp the surrounding situation from this information and drive safely.
  • FIG. 15 is a perspective view schematically showing a second application example in which the floodlight device 100 according to the present embodiment is mounted on the monitoring system 100S.
  • the monitoring system 100S has a columnar shape.
  • the monitoring system 100S includes a floodlight device 100 on its side surface.
  • the shape of the monitoring system 100S is arbitrary.
  • the monitoring system 100S can be attached to, for example, a building or its surroundings. A person in a building can accurately grasp the presence or absence of a suspicious person or a suspicious object in the vicinity of the building from the information of short-distance and long-distance objects obtained from the monitoring system 100S.
  • the floodlight device in the present disclosure can be used, for example, for applications such as vehicles, AGVs (automated guided vehicles), ships, moving objects such as trains, and LiDAR systems mounted on flying objects such as UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles). It can also be applied to a monitoring system attached to a building.
  • Optical deflector 10e Electrode 20 Optical waveguide layer 22 Optical 22b Optical beam 30 First mirror 30es Optical emission surface 30s, 40s Reflective surface 40 Second mirror 50 Optical element 60 Phase shifter 100, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 160, 170 Floodlight 100V Vehicle 100S Surveillance System

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