Method for Controlling Peak and Average Power Through Laser Receiver

    公开(公告)号:US20180284239A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-10-04

    申请号:US15940249

    申请日:2018-03-29

    Abstract: A lidar system includes a light source configured to emit light pulses and a receiver configured to detect light from some of the light pulses scattered by remote targets. The receiver includes an avalanche photodiode operating in the linear mode for detecting the light pulses. To prevent damage to the linear mode avalanche photodiode a quench circuit is coupled to the avalanche photodiode, where the quench circuit reduces a bias voltage applied to the avalanche photodiode, when an avalanche event occurs at the avalanche photodiode.

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