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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2021
Applicant:
Waymo Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);
Inventors:
David Sobel, Los Altos, CA (US);
Andrew Abo, Mountain View, CA (US);
Vadim Gutnik, Mountain View, CA (US);
Assignee:
Waymo LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/489 (2006.01); G01S 7/4861 (2020.01); G01S 17/931 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/489 (2013.01); G01S 7/4861 (2013.01); G01S 17/931 (2020.01);
Abstract
An optical receiver includes one or more photodetectors and an analog front end (AFE) configured to accept input signals from the one or more photodetectors. The AFE includes a non-linear gain amplifier (NLGA). The NLGA includes a piecewise linear gain stage configured to apply a piecewise linear transfer function to the input signals to form amplified signals. The AFE also includes a DC offset stage configured to apply a DC offset to the amplified signals. A related method of operation and vehicle are also disclosed.