Optoelectronic apparatus

1. An optoelectronic apparatus, comprising:

at least one optoelectronic transmitter and at least one optoelectronic receiver;

a storage device having at least one non-volatile memory that is adapted to store an individual data set; and

a data interface that allows an access to the non-volatile memory;

wherein the individual data set comprises at least one transfer function describing a relationship between at least one first operating parameter and at least one second operating parameter of the optoelectronic apparatus, the operating parameters comprising optical or electrical properties of the optoelectronic apparatus.

2. The optoelectronic apparatus in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the individual data set comprises a plurality of individual data.

3. The optoelectronic apparatus in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the individual data set represents one of a spectral sensitivity characteristic of the optoelectronic apparatus, a distance-dependent sensitivity characteristic of the optoelectronic apparatus, and an angle-dependent sensitivity characteristic of the optoelectronic apparatus.

4. The optoelectronic apparatus in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the individual data set comprises identification data on a production history of the optoelectronic apparatus, with the identification data comprising at least one of: at least one part number, at least one lot number and at least one piece of information on a production time.

5. The optoelectronic apparatus in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the individual data set comprises production process data on a production history of the optoelectronic apparatus, with the production process data comprising at least one: at least one piece of information on a tool used in the manufacture, at least one piece of information on a test device used in the manufacture and at least one piece of information on test software used in the manufacture.

6. The optoelectronic apparatus in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the first operating parameter corresponds to a ratio of a received signal of the optoelectronic receiver to an emission signal of the optoelectronic transmitter.

7. The optoelectronic apparatus in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the individual data set has at least one of a look-up table for describing the at least one transfer function and polynomial parameters for characterizing a polynomial function.

8. The optoelectronic apparatus in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the optoelectronic apparatus has an application-specific integrated circuit, with the storage device being connected to the application-specific integrated circuit or being integrated into the application-specific integrated circuit.

9. The optoelectronic apparatus in accordance with claim 8 , wherein the application-specific integrated circuit is adapted to process and to output received signals of the optoelectronic receiver, with the application-specific integrated circuit further being adapted to read and output the individual data set or parts thereof out of the non-volatile memory but not being adapted to process the received signals of the optoelectronic receivers in dependence on the individual data set.

10. The optoelectronic apparatus in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the optoelectronic apparatus further comprises a temperature sensor.

11. A method of manufacturing an optoelectronic apparatus, the method comprising:

providing at least one optoelectronic transmitter and at least one optoelectronic receiver;

providing a storage device having at least one non-volatile memory that is adapted to store an individual data set;

providing a data interface that allows an access to the non-volatile memory;

determining at least one of a spectral sensitivity characteristic, a distance-dependent sensitivity characteristic and an angle-dependent sensitivity characteristic of the optoelectronic apparatus; and

writing an individual data set to the non-volatile memory of the storage device, the individual data set representing the determined sensitivity characteristic, wherein

the individual data set is at least partly read out of the non-volatile memory of the storage device of the optoelectronic apparatus via the data interface of the optoelectronic apparatus,

the optoelectronic apparatus is operated in dependence on the read out individual data set, and

the read out individual data set comprises at least one transfer function, with the transfer function describing a relationship between at least one first operating parameter and at least one second operating parameter of the optoelectronic apparatus, the operating parameters comprising optical or electrical properties of the optoelectronic apparatus.

12. The method of manufacturing an optoelectronic apparatus in accordance with claim 11 , wherein:

the optoelectronic apparatus is manufactured and tested in accordance with a production process, and

an individual data set is written to the non-volatile memory of the storage device in dependence on the production process and comprises at least one piece of information on a tool used in the manufacture and at least one of: at least one piece of information on a test device used in the manufacture and at least one piece of information on test software used in the manufacture.

13. The method of operating an optoelectronic apparatus in accordance with claim 11 , wherein the transfer function relates to a predefined application of the optoelectronic apparatus as a sensor.

14. The method of operating an optoelectronic apparatus in accordance with claim 11 , wherein the read out individual data set is checked for an update requirement, with the individual data set stored in the non-volatile memory of the storage device being updated via the data interface of the optoelectronic apparatus in dependence on a determined update requirement.

15. An optoelectronic sensor apparatus, comprising:

at least one optoelectronic transmitter and at least one optoelectronic receiver;

a storage device having at least one non-volatile memory that is adapted to store an individual data set;

a data interface that allows an access to the non-volatile memory; and

an application-specific integrated circuit, with the storage device being connected to the application-specific integrated circuit or being integrated into the application-specific integrated circuit,

wherein the application-specific integrated circuit is adapted to process and to output received signals of the optoelectronic receiver, and

wherein the individual data set represents at least one of: a spectral sensitivity characteristic of the optoelectronic apparatus, a distance-dependent sensitivity characteristic of the optoelectronic apparatus, and an angle-dependent sensitivity characteristic of the optoelectronic apparatus, with the application-specific integrated circuit further being adapted to read and output the individual data set or parts thereof out of the non-volatile memory but not being adapted to process the received signals of the optoelectronic receivers in dependence on the individual data set.

16. An optoelectronic apparatus, comprising:

a single-unit carrier device comprising:

at least one optoelectronic transmitter;

at least one optoelectronic receiver;

a storage device having at least one non-volatile memory that is adapted to store an individual data set; and

a data interface that allows an access to the non-volatile memory;

a lens element that is provided above the single-unit carrier device with respect to a vertical direction; and

a holding device that holds the single-unit carrier device and the lens element relative to one another and partly surrounds the single-unit carrier device and the lens element.

17. The optoelectronic apparatus in accordance with claim 16 , wherein the individual data set represents one of a spectral sensitivity characteristic of the optoelectronic apparatus, a distance-dependent sensitivity characteristic of the optoelectronic apparatus, and an angle-dependent sensitivity characteristic of the optoelectronic apparatus.

18. The optoelectronic apparatus in accordance with claim 16 , wherein the individual data set comprises identification data on a production history of the optoelectronic apparatus, with the identification data comprising at least one of: at least one part number, at least one lot number and at least one piece of information on a production time.

19. The optoelectronic apparatus in accordance with claim 16 , wherein the individual data set comprises production process data on a production history of the optoelectronic apparatus, with the production process data comprising at least one: at least one piece of information on a tool used in the manufacture, at least one piece of information on a test device used in the manufacture and at least one piece of information on test software used in the manufacture.

20. The optoelectronic apparatus in accordance with claim 16 , wherein the individual data set comprises at least one transfer function describing a relationship between at least one first operating parameter and at least one second operating parameter of the optoelectronic apparatus, the operating parameters comprising optical or electrical properties of the optoelectronic apparatus.

21. The optoelectronic apparatus in accordance with claim 16 , wherein the single-unit carrier device has a flat shape, wherein the lens element has at least one flat lens section with beam-shaping or beam-deflecting properties, and wherein the single-unit carrier device and the lens element are assembled in a layered arrangement within the holding device.