Lidar comprising optical means for deicing or preventing icing
US9588220B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 26, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 7, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 26, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02A90/10
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The general field of the invention is that of optical lidars comprising an optical porthole and operating at a first wavelength. The optical porthole of the lidar according to the invention comprises a layer or a sheet made of an optical material. The lidar comprises means for illuminating said layer or said sheet at a second wavelength different from the first wavelength, said material being transparent at the first wavelength and absorbent at the second wavelength, said second wavelength being located in the visible spectrum.
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