Encapsulated opto-electronic system for co-directional imaging in multiple fields of view

A method for forming an image of an object space with the use of an optoelectronic system, the method comprising:

• acquiring, with an optical detector system located inside a housing shell of the optoelectronic system that has a shell axis, a first light through a first portion of the housing shell that has a first non-zero optical power and through a first lens, wherein a first combination of the first portion of the housing shell and the first lens defines a front optical imaging system of the optoelectronic system having a front field-of-view (FFOV),
• receiving, at the optical detector system, a second light through a second portion of the housing shell that has a second non-zero optical power and through a second lens, wherein a second combination of the second portion of the housing shell and the second lens defines a lateral optical imaging system of the optoelectronic system having a lateral field-of-view (LFOV);
• wherein the first and second portions of the housing shell are integrally connected with one another to form a wall of the housing shell that encapsulates and fluidly seals the optical detector system and the first and second lenses,
• forming a first image of a first portion of the object space covered by the FFOV from a first output provided by the optical detector system, the first image having a first perimeter that is a portion of a circumference of a circle that includes an axial point of the first image that that has a first radius, the first image having a first directionality;
• and
• forming a second image of a second portion of the object space covered by the LFOV from a second output provided by the optical detector system, the second image having a second directionality that is equal to the first directionality.