LIDAR SYSTEM HAVING A LINEAR FOCAL PLANE, AND RELATED METHODS AND APPARATUS

A light detection and ranging (LIDAR) device including a plurality of laser sources configured to provide a plurality of transmit beams, each laser source being positioned with a respective offset of a first plurality of offsets relative to a reference line, a plurality of transmit/receive (T/R) interfaces configured to pass the plurality of transmit beams and reflect received light towards a plurality of detectors, each T/R interface being positioned with a respective offset of a second plurality of offsets relative to the reference line, and a plurality of lenses positioned between the plurality of laser sources and the plurality of T/R interfaces, each lens being positioned with a respective offset of a third plurality of offsets relative to the reference line, wherein the plurality of laser sources and the plurality of lenses, as positioned, are configured to provide beam-steering of the plurality of transmit beams.