Silicon photonic chip, LiDAR, and mobile device

    公开(公告)号:US12196887B1

    公开(公告)日:2025-01-14

    申请号:US18764122

    申请日:2024-07-03

    Abstract: A silicon photonic chip, a LiDAR, and a mobile device are disclosed. The silicon photonic chip includes a cladding, a transceiving waveguide module, a first photoelectric detection module, and a first polarization rotator. An emitting waveguide of the transceiving waveguide module extends along a first direction and is configured to transmit and emit a detection light, and the first receiving waveguide of the transceiving waveguide module is arranged at intervals along a second direction from the emitting waveguide and is configured to receive and transmit an echo light. The first photoelectric detection module is configured to receive a first local oscillator light and the echo light output by the first receiving waveguide. The first polarization rotator is disposed upstream of the first photoelectric detection module.

    Laser diode drive circuit and LiDAR

    公开(公告)号:US12160083B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-12-03

    申请号:US18217607

    申请日:2023-07-02

    Inventor: Xiaojun Zhou

    Abstract: Embodiments of this application disclose a laser diode drive circuit and a LiDAR. The laser diode drive circuit includes a laser diode and a charging and discharging circuit. A cathode of the laser diode is grounded. The charging and discharging circuit is in a one-to-one correspondence with the laser diode, and includes an energy storage element, a first switch element, and a second switch element. The energy storage element is connected to an anode of the laser diode via the first switch element, and the energy storage element is grounded via the first switch element and the second switch element in sequence.

    SAMPLING DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND PRODUCT FOR LIDAR

    公开(公告)号:US20240393464A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-11-28

    申请号:US18625201

    申请日:2024-04-03

    Inventor: Yan ZHAO

    Abstract: Embodiments of this application provides a sampling data processing method and related products for a LiDAR, including: sampling an echo to obtain sampling data; processing the sampling data sequentially to obtain point cloud data; inputting the point cloud data into the cache of the digital center module for storage; reading the point cloud data from the cache and generating at least one frame of point cloud data based on the point cloud data; fetching data from the module to be analyzed to obtain fetched data; switching the digital center module to input the fetched data into the cache of the digital center module for storage; and reading the fetched data from the cache and performing fault analysis based on the fetched data.

    LIDAR ANTI-INTERFERENCE METHOD AND APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND LIDAR

    公开(公告)号:US20240361432A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-31

    申请号:US18764367

    申请日:2024-07-05

    CPC classification number: G01S7/4808 G01S7/4802 G01S17/89

    Abstract: This application discloses a LiDAR anti-interference method and apparatus, a storage medium, and a LiDAR. The method is applied to a LiDAR, and the LiDAR includes a laser emission array and a laser receiving array. The method includes determining at least two laser emission units to be turned on in a measurement period, controlling the at least two laser emission units to emit laser beams based on a preset rule, and controlling respectively corresponding laser receiving units of the at least two laser emission units to receive echo beams, to detect a target object. The at least two laser emission units to be turned on are in different laser emission groups, and the at least two laser emission units to be turned on satisfy a physical condition of no optical crosstalk.

    LIDAR, AUTONOMOUS DRIVING SYSTEM, AND MOVABLE DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20240310488A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-19

    申请号:US18599047

    申请日:2024-03-07

    CPC classification number: G01S7/4813 G01S7/4814 G01S7/4816

    Abstract: This application discloses a LiDAR, an autonomous driving system and a movable device. The LiDAR includes a housing, a light transmitting plate, an emitting component, a receiving component, and a functional board. An emitting board of the emitting component is on one side of an emitting lens that is far away from the light transmitting plate. A receiving board of the receiving component is on one side of a receiving lens that is far away from the light transmitting plate. The functional board is between the emitting board and the emitting lens. The functional board avoids an optical transmission path between the emitting board and the emitting lens. The functional board is in contact with the housing. The heat dissipation efficiency of the LiDAR is improved.

    Photonic chip module
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    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US12044889B1

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-23

    申请号:US18617700

    申请日:2024-03-27

    Inventor: Peng Jiang

    CPC classification number: G02B6/4246

    Abstract: The present embodiment discloses a photonic chip module, LiDAR, and a mobile device. The photonic chip module includes a photonic chip and a reflection unit. The photonic chip includes a cladding and multiple first transceiving waveguide modules. The first transceiving waveguide module is embedded in the cladding, and the first emergent end and the first incident end are arranged at intervals along a first preset direction, collectively forming the first transceiving end of each first transceiving waveguide module, with these ends being spaced along a second preset direction. The reflection unit includes multiple reflection modules arranged along the second preset direction. Each reflection module has a first reflection surface. The photonic chip module provided in this embodiment is advantageous for increasing the detection field of view of the LiDAR under the same resolution conditions.

    LIDAR DETECTION METHOD, LIDAR AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM

    公开(公告)号:US20240219564A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-04

    申请号:US18520549

    申请日:2023-11-27

    CPC classification number: G01S17/10 G01S7/4817 G01S17/89

    Abstract: This application pertains to a LiDAR detection method, including: emitting multiple primary laser beams, where there is at least partial overlap between reception analysis regions of at least two emitted primary laser beams; receiving a first echo beam; when the first echo beam is received in an overlapping region of reception analysis regions of the first laser beam and the second laser beam, determining candidate TOF values of the first echo beam based on emission time of the first laser beam and the second laser beam, and reception time of the first echo beam; obtaining similarity values between each candidate TOF value of the first echo beam and a TOF value of at least one adjacent echo beam of the first echo beam, and determining a true TOF value of the first echo beam from the candidate TOF values of the first echo beam based on the similarity values.

    FREQUENCY MODULATED CONTINUOUS WAVE LIDAR AND AUTONOMOUS DRIVING DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20240201334A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-20

    申请号:US18518411

    申请日:2023-11-22

    CPC classification number: G01S7/4813 G01S7/4817 G01S17/931

    Abstract: This application discloses a frequency modulated continuous wave LiDAR and an autonomous driving device. The LiDAR includes a light source module, a silicon photonic chip and a refraction module, and the silicon photonic chip includes a light splitting module, a coupling module and multiple transceiving units. The light splitting module receives a laser beam coupled into the silicon photonic chip, divides the laser beam into multiple beams of detection light, and transmits the multiple beams of detection light to corresponding multiple transceiving units, and the transceiving units emit the received detection light outward. The refraction module is configured to refract the detection light emitted by the multiple transceiving units to emit multiple beams of detection light in a staggered manner in a second direction, where the second direction is a direction perpendicular to the terminal surface of the transceiving unit.

    Radar data transceiver, ranging method, and lidar

    公开(公告)号:US11965953B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-23

    申请号:US17951183

    申请日:2022-09-23

    CPC classification number: G01S13/865 G01S17/86 G01S13/931

    Abstract: A radar data transceiver, a ranging method, and a LiDAR are provided. The transceiver includes: a synchronization module, configured to generate a synchronization signal and send the synchronization signal to an emission module and a receiving module separately; the emission module, connected with the synchronization module and configured to delay the synchronization signal according to a preset delay policy, generate a first emission signal, and emit the first emission signal; and the receiving module, connected with the synchronization module and configured to receive a reflected signal, generate a first histogram according to the reflected signal and the synchronization signal, and superimpose histograms obtained by n measurements to generate an echo signal.

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