LIDAR with analog memory
US9069061B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 19, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jun 30, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 20, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S17/894
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
LIDAR systems and methods are provided. More particularly, a distributed focal plane assembly is provided in which light collected by optical fibers is delivered to detectors on a separate substrate. Moreover, signals from detectors can be stored in analog memory on a different substrate from the detectors. Alternatively, light may be imaged onto detectors on one substrate and stored in analog memory on a different substrate. The detectors can be provided in a linear or one-dimensional array. A laser source can comprise a multiplexed laser source which provides a sequence of pulses separated in time and having different directions of propagation.
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