APPARATUS & METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SYSTEM TIMING WITHIN A LIDAR SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:EP3660538A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-03

    申请号:EP18208689.2

    申请日:2018-11-27

    摘要: An apparatus for controlling pixel scanning within a range detector, the apparatus comprising: at least one light source configured to provide a spatially controllable point light source; a detector comprising at least one light sensor configured to receive a reflected spatially controllable point light source; a controller configured to control the at least one light source, wherein the controller is configured to: control the at least one light source to generate a first series of light source pulses, associated with a first spatial direction; control the at least one light source to generate a second series of light source pulses associated with a second spatial direction, wherein the second series of light source pulses are started during the first series of light source pulses.

    A SINGLE PHOTON AVALANCHE DIODE MODULE FOR COMMUNICATIONS
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    A SINGLE PHOTON AVALANCHE DIODE MODULE FOR COMMUNICATIONS 有权
    用于通信的单光子雪崩二极管模块

    公开(公告)号:EP3316497A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-05-02

    申请号:EP16195849.1

    申请日:2016-10-26

    IPC分类号: H04B10/114 H04B10/116

    摘要: A single photon avalanche diode based apparatus comprising: at least one array of single photon avalanche diodes configured to receive light generated externally to the apparatus, wherein the at least one array is configurable to be sub-divided into a plurality of sub-arrays, each sub-array able to receive a separate free space light communication channel; and a receiver configured to receive the output from each sub-array and output data based on the received plurality of sub-array separate free space light communication channel.

    摘要翻译: 单光子雪崩二极管基于设备,包括:单光子雪崩二极管中的至少一个阵列被配置成接收外部生成的装置,其中所述至少一个阵列可配置为光再分成多个子阵列,每个阵列的 子阵列能够接收单独的自由空间光通信信道; 以及接收器,被配置为接收来自每个子阵列的输出并且基于所接收的多个子阵列分离的自由空间光通信信道输出数据。