Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Device for detecting optical pulses
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Application No.: US17627435Application Date: 2020-07-13
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Publication No.: US11686612B2Publication Date: 2023-06-27
- Inventor: Ludovic Perruchot , Thierry Midavaine , Guillaume Bloom , Jérôme Achart , Marc Thillot , Tugdual Perrot , Vincent Ligeret
- Applicant: THALES
- Applicant Address: FR Courbevoie
- Assignee: THALES
- Current Assignee: THALES
- Current Assignee Address: FR Courbevoie
- Agency: ArentFox Schiff LLP
- Priority: FR 07909 2019.07.15
- International Application: PCT/EP2020/069754 2020.07.13
- International Announcement: WO2021/009122A 2021.01.21
- Date entered country: 2022-01-14
- Main IPC: G01J1/42
- IPC: G01J1/42 ; G01J1/44

Abstract:
The present invention relates to an optical pulse detection device, the device comprising a sensor having a plurality of pixels, each pixel comprising:
a receiver configured to receive optical pulses and generate an electrical signal,
an event detection unit comprising a frequency filter having an adjustable cut-off frequency defining a passband for the event detection unit, the adjustable cut-off frequency being such that the upper bound of the passband is greater than or equal to 1 Megahertz, the detection unit being configured to detect variations in the electrical signal generated by the receiver only when the frequency in the frequency domain of said variations is within the passband of the event detection unit, and
a timing unit configured to date each change in the electrical signal detected by the event detection unit.
a receiver configured to receive optical pulses and generate an electrical signal,
an event detection unit comprising a frequency filter having an adjustable cut-off frequency defining a passband for the event detection unit, the adjustable cut-off frequency being such that the upper bound of the passband is greater than or equal to 1 Megahertz, the detection unit being configured to detect variations in the electrical signal generated by the receiver only when the frequency in the frequency domain of said variations is within the passband of the event detection unit, and
a timing unit configured to date each change in the electrical signal detected by the event detection unit.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220260413A1 DEVICE FOR DETECTING OPTICAL PULSES Public/Granted day:2022-08-18
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