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Laser radar, and light receiving method of laser radar

US10739457B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateNov 18, 2015
Grant dateAug 11, 2020
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Expiry dateJun 12, 2039

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01S17/42
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A laser radar device includes: a light source; a projection light scanner that scans one part of light split off from emission light of the light source, and that generates transmission light for radiating onto a target object; an image forming section that forms plural respective reception lights of the transmission light reflected by respective locations of the target object into an image on a single flat plane as plural image-formation points; an optical receiver that is disposed at the plural image-formation points, and that includes plural unit optical reception sections for mixing each of the plural reception lights together with a reference light and performing optical heterodyne detection; and a reference light scanner that scans or distributes another light split off from the emission light from the light source, and that generates the reference light for radiating onto each of plural of the unit optical reception sections.

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