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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2023
Aurora Operations, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Swarnav Banik, San Jose, CA (US);
Andrew Steil Michaels, Los Altos, CA (US);
Phillip Sandborn, Sacramento, CA (US);
AURORA OPERATIONS, INC., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
A Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) sensor system for a vehicle includes a light source configured to produce an optical signal; a splitter configured to receive the optical signal and produce a plurality of split optical signals; a complex signal generator configured to produce one or more current phase signals based on the plurality of split optical signals; one or more alternating current (AC)-coupled detectors configured to produce one or more voltage phase signals based on the one or more current phase signals, the one or more AC-coupled detectors configured to pass respective AC components of the one or more voltage phase signals; and a control circuit configured to: obtain the one or more voltage phase signals; determine respective direct current (DC) components of the one or more voltage phase signals; and determine a phase error on the optical signal based on the respective AC components and the respective DC components of the one or more voltage phase signals.
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