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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2019
Applicant:
Denso Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Inventors:
Kenta Azuma, Kariya, JP;
Noriyuki Ozaki, Kariya, JP;
Shinji Kashiwada, Kariya, JP;
Teiyu Kimura, Kariya, JP;
Isamu Takai, Nagakute, JP;
Hiroyuki Matsubara, Nagakute, JP;
Assignee:
DENSO CORPORATION, Kariya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/486 (2020.01); G01S 7/4863 (2020.01); H01L 31/107 (2006.01); G01S 17/74 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/4863 (2013.01); H01L 31/107 (2013.01); G01S 17/74 (2013.01);
Abstract
A light detector is provided to include a light receiving array having a plurality of light receivers respectively outputting pulse signals upon incidence of photons. A delay setting value is set which is used to adjust a time interval from when the pulse signals are output from the light receiving array to when a response number, which is a specified number of the light receivers outputting the pulse signals, is acquired.