Luminar Technologies, Inc.
LIDAR SYSTEM WITH RANGE-AMBIGUITY MITIGATION

Abstract:

In one embodiment, a lidar system includes a light source configured to emit multiple optical signals directed into a field of regard of the lidar system. The optical signals include: a first optical signal; a second optical signal emitted a first time period .tau..sub.1 after the first optical signal; and a third optical signal emitted a second time period .tau..sub.2 after the second optical signal, where .tau..sub.2 is different from .tau..sub.1. The lidar system also includes a receiver configured to detect a first input optical signal and a second input optical signal. The first and second input optical signals each include light from one of the emitted optical signals that is scattered by a target located a distance from the lidar system.