Invention Grant
- Patent Title: LIDAR receiver using a waveguide and an aperture
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Application No.: US15665796Application Date: 2017-08-01
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Publication No.: US10698088B2Publication Date: 2020-06-30
- Inventor: Pierre-Yves Droz , David Neil Hutchison , Ralph Hamilton Shepard
- Applicant: Waymo LLC
- Applicant Address: US CA Mountain View
- Assignee: Waymo LLC
- Current Assignee: Waymo LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Mountain View
- Agency: McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP
- Main IPC: G01C3/08
- IPC: G01C3/08 ; G01S7/481 ; G01S7/4863 ; F21V8/00 ; G01S17/42 ; G02B6/42

Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to limitation of noise on light detectors using an aperture. One example implementation includes a system. The system includes a lens disposed relative to a scene. The lens focuses light from the scene. The system also includes an opaque material that defines an aperture. The system also includes a waveguide having a first side that receives light focused by the lens and transmitted through the aperture. The waveguide guides the received light toward a second side of the waveguide opposite to the first side. The waveguide has a third side extending between the first side and the second side. The system also includes a mirror that reflects the guided light toward the third side of the waveguide. The system also includes an array of light detectors that detects the reflected light propagating out of the third side.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190041498A1 LIDAR Receiver Using a Waveguide and an Aperture Public/Granted day:2019-02-07
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