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Patent No.:

US 10914822 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2021

Filed:

Jun. 26, 2018

Dual-laser chip-scale lidar for simultaneous range-doppler sensing

Applicant:

GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);

Inventors:

Richard Kremer, Calabasas, CA (US);

Keyvan Sayyah, Santa Monica, CA (US);

Assignee:

GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);

Attorney:

Cantor Colburn LLP

Primary Examiner:

James R Hulka

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/48 (2006.01); G01S 7/481 (2006.01); G01S 7/4911 (2020.01); G01S 17/58 (2006.01); G01S 17/42 (2006.01); G01S 17/34 (2020.01); G01S 17/86 (2020.01); G01S 17/931 (2020.01); G01S 7/499 (2006.01); G01S 17/02 (2020.01); G02B 6/122 (2006.01); G02B 6/27 (2006.01); G02B 6/42 (2006.01); H01L 23/544 (2006.01); H01L 31/0232 (2014.01); H01L 31/16 (2006.01); G01S 17/00 (2020.01); G01S 17/32 (2020.01); G01S 7/4914 (2020.01); G01S 7/491 (2020.01); G01S 7/497 (2006.01); B81B 7/02 (2006.01); G02B 27/30 (2006.01); H01S 5/125 (2006.01); G01S 7/4913 (2020.01); G02B 6/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/4815 (2013.01); B81B 7/02 (2013.01); G01S 7/4816 (2013.01); G01S 7/4817 (2013.01); G01S 7/4818 (2013.01); G01S 7/491 (2013.01); G01S 7/499 (2013.01); G01S 7/4911 (2013.01); G01S 7/4913 (2013.01); G01S 7/4914 (2013.01); G01S 7/4972 (2013.01); G01S 17/003 (2013.01); G01S 17/02 (2013.01); G01S 17/32 (2013.01); G01S 17/34 (2020.01); G01S 17/42 (2013.01); G01S 17/58 (2013.01); G01S 17/86 (2020.01); G01S 17/931 (2020.01); G02B 6/122 (2013.01); G02B 6/2766 (2013.01); G02B 6/4209 (2013.01); G02B 27/30 (2013.01); H01L 23/544 (2013.01); H01L 31/02327 (2013.01); H01L 31/16 (2013.01); H01S 5/125 (2013.01); B81B 2207/03 (2013.01); G02B 2006/0098 (2013.01); H01L 2223/54426 (2013.01); H01L 2223/54486 (2013.01);
Abstract

A chip-scale lidar system includes a first light source to output a first signal, and a second light source to output a second signal. A transmit beam coupler provides an output signal for transmission that includes a portion of the first signal and a portion of the second signal, and receive beam coupler obtains a received signal resulting from reflection of the output signal by a target. The system includes a first and second set of photodetectors to obtain a first and second set of electrical currents from a first and second set of combined signals including a first and second portion of the received signal. A processor obtains Doppler information about the target from the second set of electrical currents and obtains range information about the target from the first set of electrical currents and the second set of electrical currents.

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