Optical distance measurement system using solid state beam steering

A LIDAR system comprising:

• a solid state device having multiple controllable regions including a first region and a second region, and the solid state device is configured to simultaneously steer a first optical signal in a first direction using the first region and steer a second optical signal in a second direction different from the first direction using the second region;
• and
• a receiver configured to:
• receive a third optical signal from a reflection of the first optical signal;
• receive a fourth optical signal from a reflection of the second optical signal;
• determine a first distance based on the first and third optical signals;
• and
• determine a second distance based on the second and fourth optical signals.

A system, comprising:

• a controller;
• and
• a solid state device coupled to the controller, the solid state device having multiple controllable regions including a first region and a second region and configured to:
• receive a first optical signal at a first region;
• receive a second optical signal at a second region, in which the first and second optical signals have at least one of different wavelengths or different modulation sequences;
• and
• simultaneously steer the first optical signal in a first direction using the first region and the second optical signal in a second direction different from the first direction using the second region.