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LIDAR system with a mode field expander

US11385332B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Aeva, Inc. · US

Inventors

Behsan Behzadi · Menlo Park, US
Keith Gagne · Santa Clara, US
Oguzhan Avci · Cupertino, US
Omer P. Kocaoglu · Fremont, US
Neal N. Oza · Palo Alto, US
Mina Rezk · Haymarket, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 20, 2019
Grant date	Jul 12, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 26, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01S7/4815
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A light detection and ranging (LIDAR) apparatus is provided that includes an optical source to emit an optical beam towards a target. The LIDAR apparatus further includes a mode field expander operatively coupled to the optical source to expand a mode area of the optical beam.

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