Patent ID: 11927694
Assignee: OPSYS TECH LTD.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 34:
35. A LIDAR illuminator comprising:
a) a laser array comprising a plurality of laser sources positioned in a plurality of rows such that each of the plurality of laser sources generate an optical beam when energized at an electrical input, the plurality of laser sources being arranged such that the generated optical beams from at least some of the plurality of laser sources overlap spatially at a target and at least some other of the generated optical beams do not overlap spatially at the target; and
b) a controller having an output that is electrically connected to an input of a laser driver, the laser driver comprising a plurality of electrical outputs, one of the plurality of electrical outputs being electrically connected to one of the plurality of laser sources, the controller being configured to energize the plurality of laser sources based on a firing pattern rule such that at least some of the generated optical beams from at least some of the plurality of laser sources in adjacent rows of the plurality of rows overlap spatially at the target and at least some other of the generated optical beams from the plurality of laser sources in non-adjacent rows of the plurality of rows do not overlap spatially at the target.