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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2020
Waymo Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);
Pierre-Yves Droz, Los Altos, CA (US);
Ralph H. Shepard, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Augusto Tazzoli, San Jose, CA (US);
David Hutchison, Santa Clara, CA (US);
David Schleuning, Piedmont, CA (US);
Nathaniel Golshan, San Francisco, CA (US);
Nathaniel Quillin, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Andrew Abo, Mountain View, CA (US);
Caner Onal, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Michael Tom, Milpitas, CA (US);
Robert Lockwood, San Carlos, CA (US);
Kelvin Kwong, San Jose, CA (US);
Daiwei Li, San Jose, CA (US);
Drew Ulrich, San Francisco, CA (US);
Simon Ellgas, San Jose, CA (US);
Chandra Kakani, Fremont, CA (US);
Erin Eppard, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Samuel Lenius, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Justin Andrade, San Jose, CA (US);
James Dunphy, San Jose, CA (US);
Waymo LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
Example embodiments relate to light detection and ranging (lidar) devices having a light-guide manifold. An example lidar device includes a transmit subsystem. The transmit subsystem includes a light emitter. The transmit subsystem also includes a light-guide manifold optically coupled to the light emitter. Further, the transmit subsystem includes a telecentric lens assembly optically coupled to the light-guide manifold. The lidar device also includes a receive subsystem. The receive subsystem includes the telecentric lens assembly. The receive subsystem also includes an aperture plate having an aperture defined therein. The aperture plate is positioned at a focal plane of the telecentric lens assembly. Further, the receive subsystem includes a silicon photomultiplier (SiPM) positioned to receive light traveling through the aperture.