Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Waveguide diffusers for LIDARs
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Application No.: US16140535Application Date: 2018-09-25
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Publication No.: US11520044B2Publication Date: 2022-12-06
- Inventor: Pierre-Yves Droz , David Neil Hutchison , James Dunphy , Nathaniel Golshan , Ralph Hamilton Shepard
- Applicant: Waymo LLC
- Applicant Address: US CA Mountain View
- Assignee: Waymo LLC
- Current Assignee: Waymo LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Mountain View
- Agency: McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP
- Main IPC: G01S17/02
- IPC: G01S17/02 ; G02B27/09 ; G02B6/122 ; G02B6/12

Abstract:
One example system comprises a light source configured to emit light. The system also comprises a waveguide configured to guide the emitted light from a first end of the waveguide toward a second end of the waveguide. The waveguide has an output surface between the first end and the second end. The system also comprises a plurality of mirrors including a first mirror and a second mirror. The first mirror reflects a first portion of the light toward the output surface. The second mirror reflects a second portion of the light toward the output surface. The first portion propagates out of the output surface toward a scene as a first transmitted light beam. The second portion propagates out of the output surface toward the scene as a second transmitted light beam.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200096634A1 Waveguide Diffusers for LIDARs Public/Granted day:2020-03-26
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