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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2019
Applicant:
Nec Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Hidemi Noguchi, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
NEC CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 3/08 (2006.01); G01S 7/493 (2006.01); G01S 17/32 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 17/32 (2013.01); G01S 7/493 (2013.01);
Abstract
To suppress the deterioration of signal quality in an optical signal, a LiDAR device comprises: a signal output meansfor outputting a first electric signal in a first period, reducing the amplitude of the first electric signal outside the first period, and then outputting a second electric signal; a modulatorwhich outputs an optical signal modulated on the basis of the first electric signal or the second electric signal; and a control meansfor applying, to the modulator, a bias voltage based on the optical signal modulated on the basis of the first electric signal.