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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2016
Applicant:
Cubic Corporation, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Tony Maryfield, Poway, CA (US);
Mahyar Dadkhah, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
Cubic Corporation, San Diego, unknown;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F41G 3/06 (2006.01); G01J 1/44 (2006.01); G01S 7/486 (2006.01); G01S 17/02 (2006.01); H01L 31/02 (2006.01); H01L 31/105 (2006.01); H01L 31/0304 (2006.01); H01L 31/0203 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 1/44 (2013.01); F41G 3/06 (2013.01); G01S 7/486 (2013.01); G01S 17/023 (2013.01); H01L 31/0203 (2013.01); H01L 31/02005 (2013.01); H01L 31/02019 (2013.01); H01L 31/03046 (2013.01); H01L 31/105 (2013.01); G01J 2001/446 (2013.01); G01J 2001/4406 (2013.01);
Abstract
Techniques are disclosed for providing an optical sensor that can be used for wind sensing and an optical scope. The optical sensor can include a photodiode, an electrical switch, a trans-impedance amplifier (TIA), and a capacitive trans-impedance amplifier (CTIA), enabling the optical sensor to perform both wind-sensing and range-finding functions. Some embodiments may include some or all of these components in an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), depending on desired functionality.