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Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2023

Filed:

Mar. 04, 2020
Applicant:

Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);

Inventors:

Terry Alan Bartlett, Dallas, TX (US);

John Peter Fenske, Richardson, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/481 (2006.01); G02F 1/137 (2006.01); G02B 27/30 (2006.01); G02B 26/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/4815 (2013.01); G01S 7/4816 (2013.01); G02B 26/06 (2013.01); G02B 27/30 (2013.01); G02F 1/137 (2013.01); G02F 2203/50 (2013.01);
Abstract

Described examples include an apparatus having a phase light modulator. The apparatus also has a first light source configured to direct a first light beam to the phase light modulator, the phase light modulator configured to provide a first modulated light beam directed to a first field of view. The apparatus also has a second light source configured to direct a second light beam to the phase light modulator, the phase light modulator configured to provide a second modulated light beam directed to a second field of view. The apparatus also has a first light detector configured to detect the first modulated light beam as reflected from the first field of view; and a second light detector configured to detect the second modulated light beam as reflected from the second field of view.


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