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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2018
Applicant:
Luminar Technologies, Inc., Orlando, FL (US);
Inventor:
Stephen D. Gaalema, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Assignee:
Luminar, LLC, Orlando, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 17/88 (2006.01); G01S 7/48 (2006.01); G01S 7/4912 (2020.01); G01S 17/42 (2006.01); G01S 17/931 (2020.01); G01J 1/46 (2006.01); G01S 7/4861 (2020.01); H03K 17/0416 (2006.01); H03K 17/74 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/4804 (2013.01); G01J 1/46 (2013.01); G01S 7/4861 (2013.01); G01S 7/4918 (2013.01); G01S 17/42 (2013.01); G01S 17/88 (2013.01); G01S 17/931 (2020.01); H03K 17/0416 (2013.01); H03K 17/74 (2013.01);
Abstract
A circuit for quenching an avalanche photodiode (APD) detector is disclosed herein. The circuit may comprise a discrete transistor configured to draw a quench current so as to enable a drop in a reverse bias voltage applied to the APD detector, and an integrated circuit connected to the discrete transistor, the integrated circuit including a plurality of circuit elements for controlling the reverse bias voltage.