Three dimensional depth mapping using dynamic structured light

An apparatus comprising:

• an optical element that comprises a plurality of cells, each respective cell being aligned with a corresponding laser of an array of lasers such that the respective cell is individually controllable to apply a modulation to light previously emitted from the corresponding laser that later passes through the respective cell separate from the corresponding laser to form a part of a light pattern, the modulation representing a first modulation;
• and
• a processor configured to:
• determine a second modulation configuration based on analyzing at least one captured frame, the second modulation configuration describing a modulation that is different from the first modulation, and
• configure the respective cell to adjust a modulation of other light when the other light previously emitted from the corresponding laser later passes through the respective cell to apply the second modulation configuration.