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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2021
Applicant:
Waymo Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);
Inventors:
Caner Onal, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Pierre-Yves Droz, Mountain View, CA (US);
Nirav Dharia, Milpitas, CA (US);
Assignee:
Waymo LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/107 (2006.01); G01S 7/481 (2006.01); H01L 27/144 (2006.01); H01L 31/0232 (2014.01); H01L 31/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/107 (2013.01); G01S 7/481 (2013.01); H01L 27/1443 (2013.01); H01L 31/02327 (2013.01); H01L 31/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
An optical system may include a substrate and a plurality of silicon photomultipliers (SiPMs) monolithically integrated with the substrate. Each SiPM may include a plurality of single photon avalanche diodes (SPADs). The optical system also includes an aperture array having a plurality of apertures. The plurality of SiPMs and the aperture array are aligned so as to define a plurality of receiver channels. Each receiver channel includes a respective SiPM of the plurality of SiPMs optically coupled to a respective aperture of the plurality of apertures.