View source for 18783160. HETERODYNE DEPTH SENSOR (STMicroelectronics International N.V.)

=HETERODYNE DEPTH SENSOR=


==Organization Name==

[[:Category:STMicroelectronics International N.V.|STMicroelectronics International N.V.]]


[[Category:STMicroelectronics International N.V.]]

==Inventor(s)==

[[:Category:Pascal Mellot of Lans en Vercors FR|Pascal Mellot of Lans en Vercors FR]][[Category:Pascal Mellot of Lans en Vercors FR]]

==HETERODYNE DEPTH SENSOR==


This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18783160 titled 'HETERODYNE DEPTH SENSOR

==Original Abstract Submitted==

An example heterodyne sensor of the present disclosure includes one or more optical mixers and an array of pixels. The optical mixers are configured to combine a reference light beam with one or more return light beams in order to generate one or more beat signals. Each pixel of the array of pixels includes a single-photon avalanche diode configured to receive a corresponding one of the one or more beat signals and to generate an output signal as a function of a light intensity of a received beat signal, and a digital counter configured to generate a count value based on the output signal of the single-photon avalanche diode.



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