Patent ID: 11879996
Assignee: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 11:
12. A light detection and ranging (LIDAR) sensor, comprising:
a first reflective surface configured to oscillate about a first rotation axis in order to deflect a light beam into an environment of the LIDAR sensor,
wherein the first reflective surface deflects the light beam at a first spatial angle;

a second reflective surface configured to oscillate about a second rotation axis in order to guide light received from the environment of the LIDAR sensor onto a photodetector of the LIDAR sensor, the first rotation axis and the second rotation axis extending parallel to one another;
a control circuit configured to drive the first reflective surface to oscillate about the first rotation axis with a first maximum deflection angle, and to drive the second reflective surface to oscillate about the second rotation axis with a second maximum deflection angle that is less than the first maximum deflection angle; and
an optical reception system configured to image light from a second spatial angle onto the second reflective surface, the second spatial angle being equal to or greater than the first spatial angle into which the first reflective surface deflects the light beam.