Apple inc. (20250110298). OPTICAL COMPONENTS FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES
OPTICAL COMPONENTS FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES
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Inventor(s)
Vivek Venugopal of Santa Clara CA US
Jacky G. Ko of Sunnyvale CA US
Ueyn L. Block of Menlo Park CA US
James R. Wilson of Saratoga CA US
Christopher D. Jones of Los Gatos CA US
OPTICAL COMPONENTS FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20250110298 titled 'OPTICAL COMPONENTS FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES
Original Abstract Submitted
an electronic device can include a housing defining an aperture, and an electromagnetic radiation emitter and an electromagnetic radiation detector disposed in the housing. an optical component can be disposed in the aperture and can include a first region of a first material having a first index of refraction, the first region aligned with the electromagnetic radiation emitter, a second region of the first material, the second region aligned with the electromagnetic radiation detector, and a bulk region surrounding a periphery of the first region and a periphery of the second region, the bulk region including a second material having a second index of refraction that is lower than the first index of refraction.