Global Patent Index - EP 4363899 A1

EP 4363899 A1 20240508 - PULSED LIDAR WITH SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIER CONTROLLED BY A MODULATED SIGNAL

Title (en)

PULSED LIDAR WITH SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIER CONTROLLED BY A MODULATED SIGNAL

Title (de)

GEPULSTES LIDAR MIT EINEM DURCH EIN MODULIERTES SIGNAL GESTEUERTEN OPTISCHEN HALBLEITERVERSTÄRKER

Title (fr)

LIDAR IMPULSIONNEL À AMPLIFICATEUR OPTIQUE À SEMI-CONDUCTEUR PILOTÉ PAR UN SIGNAL MODULÉ

Publication

EP 4363899 A1 20240508 (FR)

Application

EP 22744671 A 20220630

Priority

  • FR 2107164 A 20210701
  • EP 2022068209 W 20220630

Abstract (en)

[origin: CA3223737A1] The invention relates to pulsed LiDAR comprising a master laser able to emit a master laser beam, a pulse generator arranged to generate a pump signal comprising at least one pulse, a peak value of which varies during said at least one pulse of said pump signal, and a semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) arranged to amplify and modulate the master laser beam on the basis of the pump signal, with the amplified and modulated laser beam forming a measurement laser beam.

IPC 8 full level

G01S 17/58 (2006.01); G01S 7/481 (2006.01); G01S 7/484 (2006.01); G01S 17/95 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G01S 7/4814 (2013.01); G01S 7/484 (2013.01); G01S 17/58 (2013.01); G01S 17/95 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

Designated validation state (EPC)

KH MA MD TN

DOCDB simple family (publication)

FR 3124861 A1 20230106; FR 3124861 B1 20230901; CA 3223737 A1 20230105; CN 117795375 A 20240329; EP 4363899 A1 20240508; WO 2023275332 A1 20230105

DOCDB simple family (application)

FR 2107164 A 20210701; CA 3223737 A 20220630; CN 202280055110 A 20220630; EP 2022068209 W 20220630; EP 22744671 A 20220630