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A method to spread laser photon energy over separate pixels to improve the likelihood that the total sensing time of all the pixels together includes the laser pulse. The optical signal is spread over a number of pixels ... the pixel read times may be staggered such that laser pulse energy will be detected by at least one pixel during the required pulse interval ...
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US 9,568,583 Asynchronous pulse detection through sequential time sampling of optically spread signals
A method to spread laser photon energy over separate pixels to improve the likelihood that the total sensing time of all the pixels together includes the laser pulse. The optical signal is spread over a number of pixels ... the pixel read times may be staggered such that laser pulse energy will be detected by at least one pixel during the required pulse interval ...
A method to spread laser photon energy over separate pixels to improve the likelihood that the total sensing time of all the pixels together includes the laser pulse. The optical signal is spread over a number of pixels ... the pixel read times may be staggered such that laser pulse energy will be detected by at least one pixel during the required pulse interval ...
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Applicant: ROSEMOUNT AEROSPACE INC
Burnsville, MN (US)
‘USO09S685:
Inventor: William Caplan, Northfield, MN (US)
Assignee: ROSEMOUNT AEROSPACE INC.
Burnsville, MN (US)
Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the tem ofthis
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Filed: Oct. 30, 2013
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Primary Esaminer — Lake Ratcliffe
Assistant Examiner —Samsutha K Abraham
(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm — Castor Colburn LLP
on ABSTRACT
A method to spread laser photon energy over separate pixels
to improve the likelihood that the fofl sensing time of al the
pixels together includes the laser pulse. The optical signal is
Spread over number of pixels, N,on a coaverter array by
‘means of various optical components. The N pixels are read
‘out sequentially i time with each sub-interval short enough
that the integration of background photons competing with
the laser pulse is reduced, Likewise, the pixel read times
may be staggered such that laser pulse energy will be
detected by at least one pixel during the required pulse
jnterval, The serangemeat of the N pixels may be by
converter array column, row, two dimensional array sub-
‘window. or any combination of sub-windows depending on
the optical path ofthe laser signal and the capability of the
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