Single mems mirror chip scale lidar
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorsKeyvan Sayyah, Pamela R. Patterson, Raymond Sarkissian, Richard Kremer, Oleg Efimov
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Abstract
A chip-scale LIDAR (light detection and ranging) system, optical package and LIDAR platform. The system includes a photonic chip, a laser associated with the photonic chip, an optical circulator, and a MEMS scanner. The laser, the optical circulator and the MEMS scanner are collinear. The photonic chip includes an edge coupler. The optical package includes a housing having an aperture, and a platform within the housing. The platform includes the laser, an optical circulator, and MEMS scanner.
Claims20
A chip-scale LIDAR (light detection and ranging) system, comprising:
- a photonic chip;
- a laser associated with the photonic chip;
- an optical circulator;
- and
- a MEMS scanner, wherein the laser, the optical circulator and the MEMS scanner are collinear.
A LIDAR (light detection and ranging) platform, comprising:
- a photonic chip having a laser and an edge coupler;
- an optical circulator;
- and
- a MEMS scanner, wherein the laser, the optical circulator and the MEMS scanner are collinear.
An optical package for a chip-scale LIDAR (light detection and ranging), comprising:
- a housing having an aperture;
- a platform within the housing, the platform including:
- a laser associated with a photonic chip;
- an optical circulator;
- and
- a MEMS scanner, wherein the light source, the optical circulator and the MEMS scanner are collinear.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.