US Patent Issued to LUMINAR TECHNOLOGIES on June 24 for "Adaptive avalanche photodiode bias set point calibration system and method" (Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,339,403, issued on June 24, was assigned to LUMINAR TECHNOLOGIES INC. (Orlando, Fla.).

"Adaptive avalanche photodiode bias set point calibration system and method" was invented by Adam R. Bush (Shakopee, Minn.) and Kevin A. Gomez (Shakopee, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An optical engine for a LiDAR system comprises an analog detection channel comprising an avalanche photodiode (APD) optically coupled to light receiving optics and bias circuitry coupled to the APD and configured to adjust a bias set point (BSP) of the APD. Sensors sense disparate environmental factors that impact optical engine performance. Memory stores pre-estab...