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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2013
Google Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Alexander Zbrozek, Mountain View, CA (US);
Pierre-Yves Droz, Mountain View, CA (US);
Asheem Linaval, Fremont, CA (US);
Google Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
A circuit architecture for a sensing component of a Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) device can provide a wide dynamic range. The circuit architecture includes at least one photosensor, each photosensor including an input that is configured to receive an optical signal; a respective diode corresponding to each photosensor, each respective diode including an input that is coupled to an output of the corresponding photosensor; a multiplexer including an input that is coupled to the output of each of the at least one photosensors; and an amplifier including an input that is coupled to the output of the multiplexer.