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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2017
Applicant:
Luminar, Llc, Orlando, FL (US);
Inventors:
Alain Villeneuve, Mont-Royal, CA;
Joseph G. LaChapelle, Philomath, OR (US);
Jason M. Eichenholz, Orlando, FL (US);
Assignee:
Luminar, LLC, Orlando, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 3/08 (2006.01); G01S 17/14 (2020.01); G01S 17/42 (2006.01); G01S 7/481 (2006.01); G01S 7/484 (2006.01); G01S 7/4863 (2020.01); G01S 17/89 (2020.01); G01S 7/4861 (2020.01); G01S 17/26 (2020.01); G01S 17/931 (2020.01); G01S 17/08 (2006.01); H01S 3/067 (2006.01); H01S 3/08 (2006.01); H01S 3/094 (2006.01); H01S 3/0941 (2006.01); H01S 3/10 (2006.01); H01S 3/11 (2006.01); H01S 5/40 (2006.01); G01S 7/4865 (2020.01); G01S 17/10 (2020.01); G01S 7/48 (2006.01); G01S 7/483 (2006.01); G01S 17/02 (2020.01); H01S 3/00 (2006.01); G01S 17/00 (2020.01); G01S 17/06 (2006.01); G01S 17/88 (2006.01); G01S 7/487 (2006.01); H01S 5/00 (2006.01); H01S 3/23 (2006.01); H01S 3/16 (2006.01); G01S 17/32 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 17/14 (2020.01); G01S 7/483 (2013.01); G01S 7/4804 (2013.01); G01S 7/484 (2013.01); G01S 7/4811 (2013.01); G01S 7/4814 (2013.01); G01S 7/4815 (2013.01); G01S 7/4816 (2013.01); G01S 7/4817 (2013.01); G01S 7/4818 (2013.01); G01S 7/4861 (2013.01); G01S 7/4863 (2013.01); G01S 7/4865 (2013.01); G01S 7/4873 (2013.01); G01S 7/4876 (2013.01); G01S 17/00 (2013.01); G01S 17/02 (2013.01); G01S 17/06 (2013.01); G01S 17/08 (2013.01); G01S 17/10 (2013.01); G01S 17/26 (2020.01); G01S 17/42 (2013.01); G01S 17/88 (2013.01); G01S 17/89 (2013.01); G01S 17/931 (2020.01); H01S 3/0007 (2013.01); H01S 3/0078 (2013.01); H01S 3/0085 (2013.01); H01S 3/0675 (2013.01); H01S 3/06733 (2013.01); H01S 3/06754 (2013.01); H01S 3/06758 (2013.01); H01S 3/08086 (2013.01); H01S 3/0941 (2013.01); H01S 3/094003 (2013.01); H01S 3/094042 (2013.01); H01S 3/094076 (2013.01); H01S 3/10023 (2013.01); H01S 3/1106 (2013.01); H01S 5/4012 (2013.01); H01S 5/4087 (2013.01); G01S 17/32 (2013.01); H01S 3/1608 (2013.01); H01S 3/2383 (2013.01); H01S 5/0057 (2013.01); H01S 5/0085 (2013.01); H01S 2301/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A lidar system comprising with a light source, an optical link, and a sensor head. The light source can include a seed laser to produce pulses of light and an optical preamplifier to amplify the pulses of light. The optical link can convey amplified pulses of light to the sensor head remotely located from the light source. The sensor head can include an optical booster amplifier, a scanner to scan amplified output pulses of light across a field of regard, and a receiver to detect pulses of light scattered by a target located a distance from the sensor head.