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Light detection and ranging (LIDAR) system including a modular assembly

US12372631B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

AURORA OPERATIONS, INC. · US

Inventors

Ashish Bhardwaj · Hyderabad, IN
Colin Delaney · Bozeman, US
Stefan Heinemann · Ann Arbor, US
Amir Hosseini · San Jose, US
Pruthvi Jujjavarapu · Palo Alto, US
Parth Panchal · Englewood, US
Zhizhong Tang · Palo Alto, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 21, 2023
Grant date	Jul 29, 2025
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 29, 2043

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01S17/86
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A modular LIDAR system comprising a seed laser configured to output a beam, a modular modulator coupled to receive the beam output the seed laser and modulate the beam to create a modulated beam, a modular amplifier coupled to receive the modulated beam from the modular modulator and generate an amplified beam, and a modular transceiver chip coupled to the modular modulator and the modular amplifier, the transceiver chip configured to emit the beam perpendicularly from a first surface of the transceiver chip through an optical window; and receive a reflected beam from a target through the optical window.

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