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

Claim 38:
39. 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 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;
b) a processor comprising a digital output;
c) a controller having a digital input that is electrically connected to the digital output of the processor and having an output; and
d) a laser driver having an input that is electrically connected to the output of the controller and a plurality of electrical outputs, each 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 the generated optical beams from at least some of the plurality of laser sources that overlap spatially at the target are not energized at a same time.