Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Multiple laser, single resonator lidar
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Application No.: US16236487Application Date: 2018-12-29
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Publication No.: US11353558B2Publication Date: 2022-06-07
- Inventor: Lutfollah Maleki
- Applicant: GM Cruise Holdings LLC
- Applicant Address: US CA San Francisco
- Assignee: GM Cruise Holdings LLC
- Current Assignee: GM Cruise Holdings LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Francisco
- Agency: Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP
- Main IPC: G01S7/481
- IPC: G01S7/481 ; G01S17/93 ; G05D1/02

Abstract:
Various technologies described herein pertain to multiple laser, single optical resonator lidar systems. A lidar system includes a single optical resonator optically coupled to at least a first laser and a second laser. The optical resonator is formed of an electrooptic material. The first laser and the second laser are optically injection locked to the optical resonator. Moreover, a modulator applies a time-varying voltage to the optical resonator to control modulation of an optical property of the electrooptic material, which causes the first laser to generate a first frequency modulated optical signal comprising a first series of optical chirps and/or the second laser to generate a second frequency modulated optical signal comprising a second series of optical chirps. Further, front end optics transmits at least a portion of the first frequency modulated optical signal and/or the second frequency modulated optical signal into an environment from the lidar system.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200209358A1 MULTIPLE LASER, SINGLE RESONATOR LIDAR Public/Granted day:2020-07-02
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