Patent ID: 9279726
Filing Date: 2016-03-08
CPC Classification: G01J,G01S,G06F

Claim Text:
1. An optical device for sensing an external object, comprising: an emitter, the emitter configured to emit a radiation to be reflected off of the external object; first and second emitter optical elements configured to direct the radiation from the emitter towards the external object; a receiver; a receiver optical element for directing a portion of the radiation reflected thereof from the external object to the receiver; a transmission guide; and a spacing interposed between the first and second emitter optical elements, wherein at least a portion of the transmission guide is arranged adjacent to the spacing; wherein the emitter and the receiver are arranged substantially along a longitudinal axis, and the longitudinal axis is interposed between the first and second emitter optical elements, dividing the first and second emitter optical elements from one another.