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US 12704603 · App. 17/966,114 · Granted Aug 11, 2026

Light emitting assembly, time of flight camera module, and mobile terminal

Inventors: Hongmin Chen (Shenzhen, CN); Xiuwen Ma (Wuhan, CN); Chong Zhao (Wuhan, CN); Kaisheng Chen (Wuhan, CN); Zhiwei Wu (Wuhan, CN)

Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.

G01S7/4815 G01S17/894 G02B3/005 G02B13/0015

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Patent No.: US 12704603
App. No.: 17/966,114
Granted: Aug 11, 2026
Kind: B2

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Abstract

An example light emitting assembly includes a substrate, a laser light source array, and a lens array. The laser light source array is disposed on the substrate, the lens array is disposed on a light emitting side of the laser light source array, one lens in the lens array is disposed opposite to at least one laser light source in the laser light source array, a light emitting surface of the lens is a spherical surface, and at least some laser light sources are eccentrically arranged with corresponding lenses. In an example manufacturing process, lenses of a same structure and laser light sources of a same structure are used, and eccentric distances between the laser light sources and the lenses are changed, so that light emitting assemblies with different divergence angles can be prepared.

Claims (58)

1 . A light emitting assembly, comprising:

a substrate;

a laser light source array, wherein the laser light source array is disposed on the substrate; and

a lens array, wherein the lens array is disposed on a light emitting side of the laser light source array, each lens in the lens array is disposed opposite to at least one laser light source in the laser light source array, a light emitting surface of the each lens is a spherical surface, and at least some laser light sources in the laser light source array are eccentrically arranged with corresponding lenses in the lens array,

wherein the laser light source array forms N light emitting regions, there are at least two laser light sources in each light emitting region of the N light emitting regions, N is an integer greater than 1, and eccentric distances of some laser light sources in every two light emitting regions are equal or eccentric distances of all laser light sources in every two light emitting regions are unequal, and

wherein each light emitting region of the N light emitting regions has a respective power supply unit of a plurality of power supply units, the respective power supply unit is configured to turn on and turn off all laser light sources in a corresponding light emitting region of the N light emitting regions, and the plurality of power supply units are connected in parallel.

2 . The light emitting assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the laser light source array comprises a first laser light source and a second laser light source that are adjacent to each other, the lens array comprises a first lens, the first lens is disposed on a light emitting side of the first laser light source and a light emitting side of the second laser light source, an eccentric distance between the first laser light source and the first lens is a first eccentric distance, an eccentric distance between the second laser light source and the first lens is a second eccentric distance, and the first eccentric distance and the second eccentric distance are unequal.

3 . The light emitting assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the substrate is made of a transparent conductive material and has a first surface and a second surface that are opposite to each other;

wherein the laser light source comprises an N-type confining layer, an active layer, a P-type confining layer, an anode electrode layer, and a cathode electrode layer;

wherein the N-type confining layer, the active layer, the P-type confining layer, and the anode electrode layer are stacked on the first surface from bottom to top respectively, and the cathode electrode layer is also disposed on the first surface; and

wherein the lens array is disposed on one side of the second surface, and the light emitting surface of the lens array is opposite to the second surface.

4 . The light emitting assembly according to claim 3 , wherein the light emitting assembly further comprises a circuit board, a drive circuit is disposed on the circuit board, the cathode electrode layer is electrically connected to a cathode pin of the drive circuit by using a first welding structure, and the anode electrode layer is electrically connected to an anode pin of the drive circuit by using a second welding structure.

5 . The light emitting assembly according to claim 3 , wherein the lens array is integrally formed with the substrate, or the lens array is connected to the substrate by using a metal bonding structure.

6 . The light emitting assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the substrate is made of a conductive material, and the substrate has a first surface and a second surface that are opposite to each other;

wherein the laser light source comprises an N-type confining layer, an active layer, a P-type confining layer, an anode electrode layer, and a cathode electrode layer;

wherein the lens array is disposed on one side of the first surface, and the light emitting surface of the lens array is opposite to the first surface.

7 . The light emitting assembly according to claim 6 , wherein the light emitting assembly further comprises a circuit board, a drive circuit is disposed on the circuit board, the cathode electrode layer is electrically connected to a cathode pin of the drive circuit by using a welding structure, and the anode electrode layer is electrically connected to an anode pin of the drive circuit through a connecting wire.

8 . The light emitting assembly according to claim 6 , wherein the first surface on which the N-type confining layer, the active layer, the P-type confining layer, and the anode electrode layer are formed is covered with a transparent cover layer, and the lens array is formed on a surface that is of the transparent cover layer and that is opposite to the first surface.

9 . A time of flight camera module, comprising:

a light emitting assembly; and

a photosensitive assembly,

wherein the light emitting assembly comprises:

a substrate;

a laser light source array, wherein the laser light source array is disposed on the substrate; and

wherein the laser light source array is configured to emit light, and the light emitted from the laser light source array is projected onto a target object through the lens array; and

wherein the photosensitive assembly is configured to receive the light reflected from the target object, and measure a distance to the target object based on a time difference or a phase difference between a time point at which the light is emitted from the light emitting assembly and a time point at which the reflected light is received by the photosensitive assembly,

10 . The time of flight camera module according to claim 9 , wherein the laser light source array comprises a first laser light source and a second laser light source that are adjacent to each other, the lens array comprises a first lens, the first lens is disposed on a light emitting side of the first laser light source and a light emitting side of the second laser light source, an eccentric distance between the first laser light source and the first lens is a first eccentric distance, an eccentric distance between the second laser light source and the first lens is a second eccentric distance, and the first eccentric distance and the second eccentric distance are unequal.

11 . The time of flight camera module according to claim 9 , wherein the substrate is made of a transparent conductive material and has a first surface and a second surface that are opposite to each other;

wherein the laser light source comprises an N-type confining layer, an active layer, a P-type confining layer, an anode electrode layer, and a cathode electrode layer;

wherein the lens array is disposed on one side of the second surface, and the light emitting surface of the lens array is opposite to the second surface.

12 . The time of flight camera module according to claim 9 , wherein the substrate is made of a conductive material, and the substrate has a first surface and a second surface that are opposite to each other;

wherein the laser light source comprises an N-type confining layer, an active layer, a P-type confining layer, an anode electrode layer, and a cathode electrode layer;

wherein the lens array is disposed on one side of the first surface, and the light emitting surface of the lens array is opposite to the first surface.

13 . A mobile terminal comprising a time of flight camera module that comprises:

a light emitting assembly and a photosensitive assembly,

wherein the light emitting assembly is the light emitting assembly comprises:

a substrate;

a laser light source array, wherein the laser light source array is disposed on the substrate; and

wherein the laser light source array is configured to emit light, and the light emitted from the laser light source array is projected onto a target object through the lens array; and

14 . The mobile terminal according to claim 13 , wherein the laser light source array comprises a first laser light source and a second laser light source that are adjacent to each other, the lens array comprises a first lens, the first lens is disposed on a light emitting side of the first laser light source and a light emitting side of the second laser light source, an eccentric distance between the first laser light source and the first lens is a first eccentric distance, an eccentric distance between the second laser light source and the first lens is a second eccentric distance, and the first eccentric distance and the second eccentric distance are unequal.

15 . The mobile terminal according to claim 13 , wherein the substrate is made of a transparent conductive material and has a first surface and a second surface that are opposite to each other;

wherein the laser light source comprises an N-type confining layer, an active layer, a P-type confining layer, an anode electrode layer, and a cathode electrode layer;

wherein the lens array is disposed on one side of the second surface, and the light emitting surface of the lens array is opposite to the second surface.

16 . The mobile terminal according to claim 13 , wherein the substrate is made of a conductive material, and the substrate has a first surface and a second surface that are opposite to each other;

wherein the laser light source comprises an N-type confining layer, an active layer, a P-type confining layer, an anode electrode layer, and a cathode electrode layer;

wherein the lens array is disposed on one side of the first surface, and the light emitting surface of the lens array is opposite to the first surface.