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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2022
Aurora Operations, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Aurora Operations, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
A light detection and ranging (LIDAR) system for a vehicle, includes a laser source configured to generate light signals, a transceiver, and a fiber array coupled to the transceiver and including a plurality of output channels. The transceiver is configured to receive one or more light signals from the laser source through a first group of output channels of the fiber array, receive one or more local oscillator (LO) signals through a second group of output channels of the fiber array, transmit the one or more light signals into an environment of the vehicle, receive a first returned light reflected from one or more objects in the environment, and output the first returned light and a first LO signal of the one or more LO signals.