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Granted Patent B2
US 11,726,032 · App. 17/119,827 · Granted Aug 15, 2023

System and method of determining issues with optical components

Inventors: Arun Paudel (Berlin, DE); Olaf Kittelmann (Berlin, DE); Matthias Foesel (Memmelsdorf, DE)
Assignee: Alcon Inc.
G01N21/3103G02B21/002G02B26/10
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Patent No.
US 11,726,032
App. No.
17/119,827
Granted
Aug 15, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

The disclosure provides a system that may: provide multiple first portions of a laser beam to an objective lens of an optical system; provide the multiple first portions of the laser beam to respective multiple locations of a test surface; receive multiple second portions of the laser beam from the test surface; determine multiple intensities respectively associated with the multiple second portions of the laser beam; transform the multiple intensities into data that represents multiple measurement values of the multiple intensities; determine, from the data, if an intensity value of the multiple intensities is below a threshold intensity value; if the intensity is below the threshold intensity value, provide information that indicates an issue associated with the objective lens; and if the intensity is not below the threshold intensity value, provide information that indicates there is no issue associated with the objective lens.

Claims (73)

1. A medical system, comprising:

at least one processor;

a two-photon absorption (TPA) detector coupled to the at least one processor; and

a non-transitory memory medium that is coupled to the at least one processor and that includes instructions executable by the at least one processor;

wherein the instruction, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to:

provide a plurality of first portions of a laser beam to an objective lens of an optical system;

provide, via the objective lens, the plurality of first portions of the laser beam along a plurality of first paths to a respective plurality of locations of a test surface;

receive, via the objective lens, a plurality of second portions of the laser beam along a plurality of second paths from the test surface, a second portion associated with a first portion reflected from the test surface; and

provide the plurality of second portions of the laser beam to the TPA detector;

wherein the TPA detector is configured to:

determine a plurality of intensities respectively associated with the plurality of second portions of the laser beam; and

transform the plurality of intensities into data that represents a plurality of intensity values of the plurality of intensities; and

wherein the instructions further cause the system to:

determine, from the data, if an intensity value of the plurality of intensities is below a threshold intensity value;

when the intensity value of the plurality of intensities is below the threshold intensity value:

determine that the second path of the second portion associated with the intensity value is different from the first path of the associated first portion in that the second path bypasses the objective lens;

establish that an issue associated with the objective lens is that the second path bypasses the objective lens; and

provide information that indicates the second path bypasses the objective lens; and

when the intensity value of the plurality of intensities is not below the threshold intensity value, provide information that indicates there is no issue associated with the objective lens.

2. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:

a laser configured to generate the laser beam.

3. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:

a biometry device that includes the optical system.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the objective lens includes a F-theta lens.

5. The system of claim 1 ,

wherein the optical system includes at least one mirror; and

wherein the instructions further cause the system to:

adjust the at least one mirror to provide the plurality of first portions of the laser beam to the respective plurality of locations of the test surface.

6. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:

a plurality of lenses, different from the objective lens;

wherein the instructions further cause the system to adjust the plurality of lenses to expand respective diameters of the plurality of first portions of the laser beam.

7. The system of claim 1 ,

wherein the instructions further cause the system to adjust a diameter of an aperture of a diaphragm; and

wherein the diaphragm permits light, reflected from the test surface, to pass through the aperture and blocks the light, reflected from the test surface, outside the aperture.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the optical system includes the diaphragm.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the issue associated with the objective lens is an optical aberration.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the test surface is partially reflective.

11. The system of claim 1 , wherein the instructions further cause the system to establish that there is an issue associated with the objective lens in response to the determination by:

determining that the objective lens fails to focus the associated first portion on the test surface.

12. The system of claim 1 , wherein the instructions further cause the system to establish that there is an issue associated with the objective lens in response to the determination by:

determining that the objective lens fails to focus the associated first portion on the respective location of the test surface.

13. A method of testing an objective lens of an optical system, comprising:

providing a plurality of first portions of a laser beam to the objective lens of the optical system;

the objective lens providing the plurality of first portions of the laser beam along a plurality of first paths to a respective plurality of locations of a test surface;

the objective lens receiving a plurality of second portions of the laser beam along a plurality of second paths from the test surface, a second portion associated with a first portion reflected from the test surface;

providing the plurality of second portions of the laser beam to a two-photon absorption (TPA) detector;

the TPA detector determining a plurality of intensities respectively associated with the plurality of second portions of the laser beam;

the TPA detector transforming the plurality of intensities into data that represents a plurality of intensity values of the plurality of intensities;

determining, from the data, if an intensity value of the plurality of intensities is below a threshold intensity value;

when the intensity value of the plurality of intensities is below the threshold intensity value:

determining that the second path of the second portion associated with the intensity value is different from the first path of the associated first portion in that the second path bypasses the objective lens;

establishing that an issue associated with the objective lens is that the second path bypasses the objective lens; and

providing information that indicates the second path bypasses the objective lens; and

when the intensity value of the plurality of intensities is not below the threshold intensity value, providing information that indicates there is no issue associated with the objective lens.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein a medical system includes the optical system.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the medical system includes a biometry device that includes the optical system.

16. The method of claim 13 , wherein the objective lens includes a F-theta lens.

17. The method of claim 13 , wherein the optical system includes at least one mirror;

the method further comprising:

adjusting the at least one mirror to provide the plurality of first portions of the laser beam to the respective plurality of locations of the test surface.

18. The method of claim 13 , wherein the optical system includes a plurality of lenses, different from the objective lens;

the method further comprising:

adjusting the plurality of lenses to expand respective diameters of the plurality of first portions of the laser beam.

19. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:

adjusting a diameter of an aperture of a diaphragm;

wherein the diaphragm permits light, reflected from the test surface, to pass through the aperture and blocks the light, reflected from the test surface, outside the aperture.

20. The method of claim 19 , wherein the optical system includes the diaphragm.

21. The method of claim 13 , wherein the issue associated with the objective lens is an optical aberration.

22. The method of claim 13 , wherein the test surface is partially reflective.

23. The method of claim 13 , wherein establishing that there is an issue associated with the objective lens in response to the determination comprises:

determining that the objective lens fails to focus the associated first portion on the test surface.

24. The method of claim 13 , wherein establishing that there is an issue associated with the objective lens in response to the determination comprises:

determining that the objective lens fails to focus the associated first portion on the respective location of the test surface.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 14, 2021
From: PAUDEL, ARUN; KITTELMANN, OLAF; FOESEL, MATTHIAS
To: WAVELIGHT GMBH
Reel/Frame 054920/0882 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 14, 2021
From: WAVELIGHT GMBH
To: ALCON INC.
Reel/Frame 054921/0011 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62947699 · Dec 13, 2019
Related Publication 20210181096A1 · Jun 17, 2021
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