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Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2025

Filed:

Jul. 06, 2021
Applicant:

Waymo Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);

Inventors:

Pierre-Yves Droz, Los Altos, CA (US);

Pablo Hopman, Mountain View, CA (US);

Assignee:

Waymo LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 3/08 (2006.01); G01S 7/48 (2006.01); G01S 7/484 (2006.01); G01S 7/486 (2020.01); G01S 17/931 (2020.01); G01S 17/933 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 17/931 (2020.01); G01S 7/4808 (2013.01); G01S 7/484 (2013.01); G01S 7/486 (2013.01); G01S 17/933 (2013.01);
Abstract

The subject matter of this specification can be implemented in, among other things, systems and methods that enable lidar devices capable of detecting and processing multiple optical modes present in a beam reflected from a target object. Different received optical modes can be spatially separated and electronic signals can be generated that are representative of a coherence information contained in various optical modes. Multiple generated electronic signals can be amplified, phase-shifted, mixed, etc., to identify signals, individually or in a combination, that can be used for identification of a range and velocity of the target object with the highest accuracy.


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