ACTIVE AREA SELECTION FOR LIDAR RECEIVERS

Techniques provided herein are directed toward providing an optical sensor that reduces noise from sources of light other than the LIDAR transmitter by changing the active area of the sensor of a LIDAR receiver. The optical sensor may include a two dimensional array of single photon avalanche device...

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Hauptverfasser:	IRISH, Linda, VON NOVAK, William Henry
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS COLORIMETRY DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES ELECTRIC SOLID STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ELECTRICITY LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION ORRERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES MEASUREMENT OF INTENSITY, VELOCITY, SPECTRAL CONTENT,POLARISATION, PHASE OR PULSE CHARACTERISTICS OF INFRA-RED,VISIBLE OR ULTRA-VIOLET LIGHT MEASURING PHYSICS RADIATION PYROMETRY RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING RADIO NAVIGATION SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES TESTING
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Zusammenfassung:	Techniques provided herein are directed toward providing an optical sensor that reduces noise from sources of light other than the LIDAR transmitter by changing the active area of the sensor of a LIDAR receiver. The optical sensor may include a two dimensional array of single photon avalanche devices (SPADs) with row-select and column-select transistors, where rows and columns are selected based on a predicted spot size and angle of reflected laser light detected at the LIDAR receiver. Among other things, this can eliminate or reduce the need for moving parts within the LIDAR receiver.