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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2021
Applicant:
Ours Technology, Llc, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventors:
Andrew Steil Michaels, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Sen Lin, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Assignee:
OURS Technology, LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/481 (2006.01); G02F 1/01 (2006.01); G01S 17/931 (2020.01); B60W 60/00 (2020.01); G01S 7/4911 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/4814 (2013.01); B60W 60/001 (2020.02); G01S 7/4911 (2013.01); G01S 17/931 (2020.01); G02F 1/0136 (2013.01); B60W 2420/52 (2013.01);
Abstract
A light detection and ranging (LIDAR) pixel includes a polarization controller, a grating coupler, and an optical mixer. The polarization controller includes a phase shifter that sets a phase of light in a first arm of the polarization controller and a second arm of the polarization controller.