An optical apparatus is disclosed which has a scanner for scanning a
predetermined area with a laser beam. The optical apparatus comprises: a
laser source; a scanner having a scanning mirror for causing a laser beam
generated by the laser source to scan; an angle sensor for sensing angles
of the scanning mirror of the scanner; a fault detection block for
determining whether the scanning mirror operates safely and normally
based at least on angle information coming from the angle sensor; and a
projection control block for controlling projection of the laser beam
based on fault detection information coming from the fault detection
block.