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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2021
Applicant:
Aeva, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Inventors:
Oguzhan Avci, Cupertino, CA (US);
Omer P. Kocaoglu, Fremont, CA (US);
Neal N. Oza, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Keith Gagne, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Behsan Behzadi, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Mina Rezk, Haymarket, VA (US);
Assignee:
Aeva, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 3/08 (2006.01); G01S 17/34 (2020.01); G01S 7/499 (2006.01); G01S 7/4912 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 17/34 (2020.01); G01S 7/499 (2013.01); G01S 7/4912 (2013.01);
Abstract
A light detection and ranging (LIDAR) apparatus includes an optical source to emit an optical beam, and free-space optics coupled with the optical source. The free space optics include a photodetector and other optical components to direct a propagated portion of the optical beam or a reflected portion of the optical beam toward the photodetector as a local oscillator signal, and to transmit the optical beam toward a target environment.