Patent ID: 11892652
Assignee: nan
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 12:
13. A lens configured to transform an impinging laser beam into a laser sheet, the lens comprising:
an exterior surface defined by at least one curve rotated along a path about a centroid of the lens; and
a race extending through the lens between an inlet port at the exterior surface and an outlet port at the exterior surface or a terminating end within the lens, the race being configured to allow a portion of the laser beam to pass therethrough from the inlet port to the outlet port, wherein:
the lens is configured to transform the laser beam into a 2D laser sheet or a 3D laser sheet based on a relative incident angle of the laser beam on the lens, and
the laser sheet has a fan angle up to and including 360 degrees.