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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2019
Aeva, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Behsan Behzadi, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Omer P. Kocaoglu, Fremont, CA (US);
Keith Gagne, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Oguzhan Avci, Cupertino, CA (US);
Neal N. Oza, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Mina Rezk, Haymarket, VA (US);
Aeva, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
A light detection and ranging (LIDAR) apparatus is provided that includes an optical source configured to emit an optical beam. The LIDAR apparatus further includes free space optics configured to receive a first portion of the optical beam as a target signal and a second portion of the optical beam as a local oscillator signal, and combine the target signal and the local oscillator signal. The LIDAR apparatus includes a multi-mode (MM) waveguide configured to receive the combined signal.