Pulsed laser for lidar system
US11022689B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 6, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jun 1, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 11, 2040 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01S2301/02
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A lidar system comprising with a light source, an optical link, and a sensor head. The light source can include a seed laser to produce pulses of light and an optical preamplifier to amplify the pulses of light. The optical link can convey amplified pulses of light to the sensor head remotely located from the light source. The sensor head can include an optical booster amplifier, a scanner to scan amplified output pulses of light across a field of regard, and a receiver to detect pulses of light scattered by a target located a distance from the sensor head.
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