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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2018
Luminar Technologies, Inc., Orlando, FL (US);
John E. McWhirter, Winter Park, FL (US);
Allen Gabriele, Winter Springs, FL (US);
Luminar Technologies, Inc., Orlando, FL (US);
Abstract
A transceiver for use in a lidar system includes an optical receiver and a transmitter. The optical receiver includes a circuit board including a detector, a cylindrical inner housing, a C-shaped outer housing that partially surrounds the inner housing, and a lens in the outer housing. The transmitter includes an optical fiber coupled to a light source and a collimator, and a pair of Risley prism rods for adjusting collimator alignment. The collimator and Risley rods sit in a groove formed by the inner housing and the outer housing. A lidar system using the transceiver and a transceiver assembly method are disclosed.