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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2020
Applicant:
Nlight, Inc., Vancouver, WA (US);
Inventor:
Paul S. Banks, San Marcos, CA (US);
Assignee:
nLIGHT, Inc., Camas, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 13/00 (2018.01); G01S 5/14 (2006.01); H04N 13/254 (2018.01); H04N 13/204 (2018.01); H04N 13/207 (2018.01); H04N 13/296 (2018.01); G01S 7/481 (2006.01); G01S 17/10 (2020.01); G01S 7/484 (2006.01); G01S 7/486 (2020.01); G01S 7/4865 (2020.01); G01S 17/894 (2020.01); G01S 17/89 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 13/254 (2018.05); G01S 7/484 (2013.01); G01S 7/486 (2013.01); G01S 7/4816 (2013.01); G01S 7/4865 (2013.01); G01S 17/10 (2013.01); G01S 17/89 (2013.01); G01S 17/894 (2020.01); H04N 13/204 (2018.05); H04N 13/207 (2018.05); H04N 13/296 (2018.05);
Abstract
Systems and methods for three-dimensional imaging are disclosed. A three-dimensional imaging system may include a light source to emit a light pulse. The divergence of the light pulse may be configurable by the system. For example, the system may also include a receiving lens having a field of view and configured to receive a portion of the light pulse reflected or scattered by a scene. The system may configure the light source so that the divergence of the light pulse matches or approximates the field of view of the receiving lens.