Patent ID: 11860280
Assignee: VELODYNE LIDAR USA, INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 11:
12. A method comprising:
generating a measurement beam of light by an illumination source mounted to a substrate;
detecting a return beam of light by a detector mounted to the substrate, wherein the return beam and the measurement beam share a common optical path over a distance within the integrated LIDAR device;
generating an output signal indicative of the detected return beam; and
providing an amount of electrical power to the illumination source by an illumination driver mounted to the substrate to cause the illumination source to emit the measurement beam of light;
separating the return beam of light from the common optical path by a beam splitter mounted to the substrate; and
collimating the measurement beam of light by a collimating optical element located in an optical path of the measurement beam between the illumination source and the beam splitter.