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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2015
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Onur Can Akkaya, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Satyadev Nagaraja, San Jose, CA (US);
Tamer Elkhatib, San Jose, CA (US);
Cyrus Bamji, Fremont, CA (US);
Swati Mehta, Palo Alto, CA (US);
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A time-of-flight detector includes a semiconductor layer and a light modulation structure. The semiconductor layer is configured to translate light radiation into electrical charge. The light modulation structure is configured to increase a path of interaction of light radiation through the semiconductor layer. In some example implementations, the light modulation structure is configured to deflect at least some light radiation at an increased angle through the semiconductor layer. In some example implementations, the light modulation structure is configured to reflect light radiation more than once through the semiconductor layer.