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August 2026
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Optical system for collecting distance information within a field
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Optical system with multiple light emitters sharing a field of view of a pixel detector
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Optical system for collecting distance information within a field
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Modular and tiled optical sensors
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Optical system for collecting distance information within a field
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Optical imaging transmitter with brightness enhancement
Embodiments describe optical imagers that include one or more micro-optic components. Some imagers can be passive imagers that include a light detection system for receiving ambien...
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Optical system for collecting distance information within a field
Optical systems and methods for collecting distance information are disclosed. An example optical system includes a bulk receiving optic, a plurality of illumination sources, a pix...
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Systems and methods for calibrating an optical distance sensor
A calibration system is provided including an aperture layer, a lens layer, an optical filter, a pixel layer and a regulator. The aperture layer defines a calibration aperture. The...
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Optical system for collecting distance information within a field
An optical system for collecting distance information within a field is provided. The optical system may include lenses for collecting photons from a field and may include lenses f...
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Optical system for collecting distance information within a field
An optical system for collecting distance information within a field is provided. The optical system may include lenses for collecting photons from a field and may include lenses f...
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Spatially variable filter systems and methods
An improved compact spectrometer system comprising an improved spatially variable filter is disclosed herein. A spatially variable filter may be configured to have a plurality of d...
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Laser beam combination system
Provided herein is a laser beam combination system. The laser beam combination system includes a laser emitter array including a plurality of laser emitters arranged therein, a fir...
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Time-of-flight depth mapping with flexible scan pattern
Imaging apparatus includes an image sensor, which acquires an image of a scene, and a scanner, which includes an optical transmitter, which emits a sequence of optical pulses towar...
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Multiplexed multichannel photodetector
A light detection and ranging (LIDAR) system can emit light toward an environment and detect responsively reflected light to determine a distance to one or more points in the envir...
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Lidar stereo fusion live action 3D model video reconstruction for six degrees of freedom 360° volumetric virtual reality video
A system for capturing live-action three-dimensional video is disclosed. The system includes pairs of stereo cameras and a LIDAR for generating stereo images and three-dimensional...
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Surround sensing system with telecentric optics
The invention pertains to a system comprising: a source to generate a pulsed radiation pattern; a detector; a processor to process data from the detector when radiation is reflecte...
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Printed circuit board layout
A printed circuit board (PCB) includes a first plurality of conductive paths having first ends at an inner radius of the PCB and second ends at an outer radius of the PCB. The PCB...
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Systems and methods for selectable photodiode circuits
Example systems and methods include a receiving circuit and selectable photodiode circuits. Each selectable photodiode circuit includes (i) a photodiode having a photodiode anode a...
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Contactless electrical coupling for a rotatable LIDAR device
A rotatable LIDAR device including contactless electrical couplings is disclosed. An example rotatable LIDAR device includes a vehicle electrical coupling including (i) a first con...
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Contactless electrical coupling for a rotatable LIDAR device
A rotatable LIDAR device including contactless electrical couplings is disclosed. An example rotatable LIDAR device includes a vehicle electrical coupling including (i) a first con...
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Laser diode firing system
A laser diode firing circuit for a light detection and ranging device is disclosed. The firing circuit includes a laser diode coupled in series to a transistor, such that current t...
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Devices and methods for a rotating LIDAR platform with a shared transmit/receive path
A LIDAR device may transmit light pulses originating from one or more light sources and may receive reflected light pulses that are then detected by one or more detectors. The LIDA...
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Devices and methods for a rotating LIDAR platform with a shared transmit/receive path
A LIDAR device may transmit light pulses originating from one or more light sources and may receive reflected light pulses that are then detected by one or more detectors. The LIDA...
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Photodetector array on curved substrate
In some applications, it may be desirable to position multiple photodetectors at precise locations on a curved focal surface defined by an optical system. To achieve this positioni...
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Surround sensing system
A system for detecting the profile of an object. The system having a radiation source for generating a radiation pattern. The system also having a detector which has a plurality of...
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Use of detected objects for image processing
Methods and systems for the use of detected objects for image processing are described. A computing device autonomously controlling a vehicle may receive images of the environment...
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LiDAR scanner
A LiDAR sensor can include a laser, a directional sensor, a window, an electromagnetic pulse receiving sensor, and a processor. The laser can be configured to emit a narrow electro...
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Microrod compression of laser beam in combination with transmit lens
A LIDAR device may transmit light pulses originating from one or more light sources and may receive reflected light pulses that are detected by one or more detectors. The LIDAR dev...
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Light detection and ranging device with oscillating mirror driven by magnetically interactive coil
A light detection and ranging (LIDAR) device that scans through a scanning zone while emitting light pulses and receives reflected signals corresponding to the light pulses is disc...