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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2019
Applicant:
Stmicroelectronics (Research & Development) Limited, Marlow, GB;
Inventors:
Christopher Townsend, Edinburgh, GB;
Thineshwaran Gopal Krishnan, Edinburgh, GB;
James Peter Drummond Downing, Doune, GB;
Kevin Channon, Edinburgh, GB;
Assignee:
STMicroelectronics (Research & Development) Limited, Marlow, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/481 (2006.01); G01J 1/44 (2006.01); G01S 17/10 (2020.01); G02B 27/30 (2006.01); H01S 5/42 (2006.01); H01S 5/02253 (2021.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/4814 (2013.01); G01J 1/44 (2013.01); G01S 7/4816 (2013.01); G01S 17/10 (2013.01); G02B 27/30 (2013.01); H01S 5/02253 (2021.01); H01S 5/423 (2013.01); G01J 2001/448 (2013.01); G01J 2001/4466 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus comprises an array of vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers. Each of the vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers is configured to be a source of light. The apparatus also comprises an optical arrangement configured to receive light from a plurality of the vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers and to output a plurality of light beams.