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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2025
Filed:
May. 29, 2019
Applicant:
Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Yuzuru Takashima, Tucson, AZ (US);
Matthew Salem, Tucson, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/481 (2006.01); G01S 7/4865 (2020.01); G01S 17/89 (2020.01); G02B 13/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/4815 (2013.01); G01S 7/4816 (2013.01); G01S 7/4865 (2013.01); G01S 17/89 (2013.01); G02B 13/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A LIDAR system architecture which transmits light via an optical phased array and receives the reflected signal with a spherically shift invariant sensor. Phased arrays offer the ability to quickly scan a desired area by manipulating the electrical, or in this case-thermal, properties of an array of sensors. Similarly spherically shift invariant systems offer the ability to bring light into focus at the same location regardless of its angle of arrival.