Patent ID: 11962119
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A light sensing system comprising:
a light source comprising an upper electrode, a lower electrode, and a slit-shaped opening, and configured to emit a linear light beam through the slit-shaped opening; and
a lens that is provided on the upper electrode of the light source to cover the slit-shaped opening that is formed in the light source, extends in a length direction of the slit-shaped opening, and is configured to make the linear light beam traveled in the length direction of the slit-shaped opening and emitted through an output end of the slit-shaped opening as a point light at a far-field,
wherein the lens has a half cylinder shape having two opposing flat semicircular bases, and a curve portion and a flat rectangular portion that oppose each other and are provided between the two opposing flat semicircular bases.