Invention Grant
- Patent Title: LIDAR with co-aligned transmit and receive paths
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Application No.: US17137299Application Date: 2020-12-29
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Publication No.: US11802942B2Publication Date: 2023-10-31
- Inventor: Pierre-Yves Droz , David Neil Hutchison , Ralph Hamilton Shepard , Nathaniel Golshan
- 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 ; G01S7/4914 ; G01S7/4863 ; G01S17/89

Abstract:
One example system includes a light source that emits light. The system also includes a waveguide that guides the emitted light from a first side of the waveguide toward a second side of the waveguide opposite 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. At least a portion of the reflected light propagates out of the waveguide toward a scene. The system also includes a light detector, and a lens that focuses light from the scene toward the waveguide and the light detector.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210149027A1 LIDAR with Co-Aligned Transmit and Receive Paths Public/Granted day:2021-05-20
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