Lidar system and method of operating the same

    公开(公告)号:US11029398B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-08

    申请号:US15888537

    申请日:2018-02-05

    摘要: Light detection and ranging (LiDAR) systems and methods of operating the LiDAR systems are provided. The LiDAR system includes a light emitter configured to emit first lights of different wavelengths in a vertical direction and at different scanning angles with respect to a horizontal axis, a lens configured to converge second lights that are reflected from objects on which the first lights are emitted, and a light filter comprising an active-type device configured to adjust a transmission central wavelength of the active-type device to the different wavelengths of the first lights that are emitted from the light emitter. The LiDAR system further includes a controller configured to control an operation of the light emitter and the light filter, and a detector configured to detect light from the light emitter, and obtain information about the objects.

    Method for providing haptic effect and electronic device thererfor

    公开(公告)号:US10249156B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-02

    申请号:US15807960

    申请日:2017-11-09

    IPC分类号: G08B6/00 G06F1/16 G06F3/01

    摘要: Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for providing a haptic effect in an electronic device. The electronic device includes at least one sensor, at least one processor, and a memory electrically coupled to the at least one processor, storing instructions executable by the at least one processor. The instructions implement the method, including detecting at least one haptic event related to content output by the electronic device, detecting movement information indicating movement of a haptic providing module electrically coupled to the electronic device, via the at least one sensor, wherein the haptic providing module includes one or more haptic actuators, and selecting at least one haptic actuator of the one or more haptic actuators based on at least one attribute of the at least one haptic event and the detected movement information.

    LiDAR apparatus using interrupted continuous wave light

    公开(公告)号:US11513226B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-29

    申请号:US16886180

    申请日:2020-05-28

    摘要: A light detection and ranging (LiDAR) apparatus capable of extracting speed information and distance information of objects in front thereof is provided. The LiDAR apparatus includes: a continuous wave light source configured to generate continuous wave light; a beam steering device configured to emit the continuous wave light to an object for a first time and stop emitting the continuous wave light to the object for a second time; a receiver configured to receive the continuous wave light that is reflected from the object to form a reception signal; and a signal processor configured to obtain distance information and speed information about the object based on the reception signal.

    TUNABLE LASER SOURCE AND LIGHT STEERING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20210384693A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-09

    申请号:US17095435

    申请日:2020-11-11

    IPC分类号: H01S3/067

    摘要: Provided is a tunable laser source including a plurality of optical waveguides, at least three optical resonators provided between the plurality of optical waveguides and optically coupled to the plurality of optical waveguides, the at least three optical resonators having different lengths, and at least one optical amplifier provided on at least one of the plurality of optical waveguides, wherein a ratio of a first length of a first optical resonator of the at least three optical resonators to a second length of a second optical resonator of the at least three optical resonators is not an integer.

    Beam steering device and optical apparatus including the same

    公开(公告)号:US10605901B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-31

    申请号:US15436111

    申请日:2017-02-17

    摘要: Beam steering devices and optical apparatuses including the beam steering devices are provided. A beam steering device includes a light source configured to generate input lights having first different wavelengths, a multiplexer configured to simultaneously receive the generated input lights, and multiplex the received input lights into a multiplexed light, and an optical splitter configured to split the multiplexed light. The beam steering device further includes an optical modulator configured to modulate the split light, and an emitter configured to simultaneously emit output lights having second different wavelengths to different points arranged in a first direction, based on the modulated light.

    Optical isolator and photonic integrated circuit including the same

    公开(公告)号:US11630262B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-18

    申请号:US17357503

    申请日:2021-06-24

    IPC分类号: G02B6/12 G01S7/481 G01S17/88

    摘要: Provided is an optical isolator including a semiconductor substrate, an optical attenuator and an optical amplifier aligned with each other on the semiconductor substrate, an input optical waveguide connected to the optical attenuator, and an output optical waveguide connected to the optical amplifier, wherein a gain of the optical amplifier decreases based on an intensity of light incident on the optical amplifier increasing, wherein a first input light incident on the optical attenuator through the input optical waveguide is output as a first output light through the output optical waveguide, and a second input light incident on the optical amplifier through the output optical waveguide is output as a second output light through the input optical waveguide, and wherein when an intensity of the first input light and an intensity of the second input light are equal, an intensity of the first output light is greater than an intensity of the second output light.

    LiDAR system and method of operating the same

    公开(公告)号:US11614524B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-28

    申请号:US17313578

    申请日:2021-05-06

    摘要: Light detection and ranging (LiDAR) systems and methods of operating the LiDAR systems are provided. The LiDAR system includes a light emitter configured to emit first lights of different wavelengths in a vertical direction and at different scanning angles with respect to a horizontal axis, a lens configured to converge second lights that are reflected from objects on which the first lights are emitted, and a light filter comprising an active-type device configured to adjust a transmission central wavelength of the active-type device to the different wavelengths of the first lights that are emitted from the light emitter. The LiDAR system further includes a controller configured to control an operation of the light emitter and the light filter, and a detector configured to detect light from the light emitter, and obtain information about the objects.

    Optical modulating device and apparatus including the same

    公开(公告)号:US11611397B1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-21

    申请号:US17699553

    申请日:2022-03-21

    IPC分类号: H04B10/548 H04B10/50

    摘要: Provided is an optical modulating device including a substrate including first and second trenches, a phase modulator in a region of the substrate, the phase modulator including an undoped region provided between the first and the second trenches, and first and a second doped regions which are apart from each other with the undoped region therebetween, wherein the phase modulator is configured to modulate a phase of light traveling through the undoped region based on a first electrical signal applied to the phase modulator, an amplifier including a first doped layer, a quantum well layer, a clad layer, and a second doped layer sequentially on the substrate, the amplifier overlapping at least a portion of the phase modulator and being configured to amplify the light based on a second electrical signal applied to the amplifier, and an insulating layer between the phase modulator and the amplifier.