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1. 发明授权

US07917320B2 Digital signal processing in optical systems used for ranging applications 有权
标题翻译：用于测距应用的光学系统中的数字信号处理
公开(公告)号：US07917320B2
公开(公告)日：2011-03-29
申请号：US12604846
申请日：2009-10-23
申请人： Marc Levesque , François Babin , Daniel Cantin
发明人： Marc Levesque , François Babin , Daniel Cantin
IPC分类号： G01R29/26 , G06F19/00
CPC分类号： G01S7/484 , G01S7/4868 , G01S7/487 , G01S17/10
摘要： Methods and apparatuses for reducing the response time along with increasing the probability of ranging of optical rangefinders that digitize the signal waveforms obtained from the pulse echoes returned from various types of objects to be ranged, the pulse echoes being too weak to allow successful ranging from a single waveform or the objects being possibly in motion during the capture of the pulse echoes. In a first embodiment of the invention, the response time at close range of a digital optical rangefinder is reduced by using a signal averaging process wherein the number of data to be averaged varies with the distance according to a predetermined function. In a second embodiment of the invention, the probability of ranging objects in motion along the line of sight of a digital optical rangefinder is increased and the object velocity measured by performing a range shift of each acquired signal waveform prior to averaging. In a third embodiment of the invention, the signal waveforms acquired in the line of sight of a digital optical rangefinder are scanned over a predetermined zone and range shifted and averaged to allow for early detection and ranging of objects that enter in the zone.
摘要翻译：减少响应时间的方法和装置以及随着光学测距仪测距的可能性的增加，数字化从从不同类型的物体返回的脉冲回波获得的信号波形，脉冲回波太弱，不能从在捕获脉冲回波期间，单个波形或物体可能运动。在本发明的第一实施例中，通过使用信号平均处理来减少数字光学测距仪近距离处的响应时间，其中要平均的数据数量根据预定功能的距离而变化。在本发明的第二实施例中，沿着数字光学测距仪的视线测量对象的运动概率增加，并且通过在平均之前执行每个获取的信号波形的范围偏移来测量对象速度。在本发明的第三实施例中，在数字光学测距仪的视线中获取的信号波形在预定的区域上被扫描，并且移动和平均的范围，以允许早期检测和进入该区域的物体的测距。

2. 发明授权

US07640122B2 Digital signal processing in optical systems used for ranging applications 有权
标题翻译：用于测距应用的光学系统中的数字信号处理
公开(公告)号：US07640122B2
公开(公告)日：2009-12-29
申请号：US11936502
申请日：2007-11-07
申请人： Marc Levesque , François Babin , Daniel Cantin
发明人： Marc Levesque , François Babin , Daniel Cantin
IPC分类号： G06F19/00
CPC分类号： G01S7/484 , G01S7/4868 , G01S7/487 , G01S17/10
摘要： Methods and apparatuses for reducing the response time along with increasing the probability of ranging of optical rangefinders that digitize the signal waveforms obtained from the pulse echoes returned from various types of objects to be ranged, the pulse echoes being too weak to allow successful ranging from a single waveform or the objects being possibly in motion during the capture of the pulse echoes. In a first embodiment of the invention, the response time at close range of a digital optical rangefinder is reduced by using a signal averaging process wherein the number of data to be averaged varies with the distance according to a predetermined function. In a second embodiment of the invention, the probability of ranging objects in motion along the line of sight of a digital optical rangefinder is increased and the object velocity measured by performing a range shift of each acquired signal waveform prior to averaging. In a third embodiment of the invention, the signal waveforms acquired in the line of sight of a digital optical rangefinder are scanned over a predetermined zone and range shifted and averaged to allow for early detection and ranging of objects that enter in the zone.
摘要翻译：减少响应时间的方法和装置以及随着光学测距仪测距的可能性的增加，数字化从从不同类型的物体返回的脉冲回波获得的信号波形，脉冲回波太弱，不能从在捕获脉冲回波期间，单个波形或物体可能运动。在本发明的第一实施例中，通过使用信号平均处理来减少数字光学测距仪近距离处的响应时间，其中要平均的数据数量根据预定功能的距离而变化。在本发明的第二实施例中，沿着数字光学测距仪的视线测量对象的运动概率增加，并且通过在平均之前执行每个获取的信号波形的范围偏移来测量对象速度。在本发明的第三实施例中，在数字光学测距仪的视线中获取的信号波形在预定的区域上被扫描，并且移动和平均的范围，以允许早期检测和进入该区域的物体的测距。

3. 发明授权

US07382810B2 Widely-tunable laser apparatus 失效
标题翻译：广泛可调的激光设备
公开(公告)号：US07382810B2
公开(公告)日：2008-06-03
申请号：US11652634
申请日：2007-01-12
申请人： Gang He , Daniel Gariépy , Hongxin Chen , François Babin
发明人： Gang He , Daniel Gariépy , Hongxin Chen , François Babin
IPC分类号： H01S3/10
CPC分类号： H01S3/083 , H01S5/141 , H01S5/4087
摘要： A widely-tunable laser apparatus comprises a plurality of tunable lasers having different ranges that overlap to encompass a desired operating range of wavelengths (for example from 1250 nm to 1650 nm) of the widely-tunable laser apparatus. The tunable lasers are tunable synchronously and selectively with their respective outputs connected in common to sweep the output of the widely-tunable laser apparatus substantially continuously over said operating range. The tunable lasers share the same tuning means which has a plurality of independent channels, each for light from a respective one of the tunable lasers.
摘要翻译：广泛可调谐的激光装置包括具有不同范围的多个可调激光器，其重叠以包含广泛可调激光装置的期望的波长（例如1250nm至1650nm）的工作范围。可调谐激光器可以同步和选择性地可调谐，其各自的输出共同连接，以在所述操作范围内基本连续地扫描广泛可调激光设备的输出。可调激光器共享相同的调谐装置，该调谐装置具有多个独立通道，每个独立通道用于来自可调激光器的相应一个的光。

4. 发明授权

US06762829B2 Measurement of optical properties of passive optical devices using the matrix method 失效
标题翻译：使用矩阵法测量无源光学器件的光学特性
公开(公告)号：US06762829B2
公开(公告)日：2004-07-13
申请号：US10373736
申请日：2003-02-27
申请人： François Babin , Normand Cyr
发明人： François Babin , Normand Cyr
IPC分类号： G01N2100
CPC分类号： G01N21/21 , G01J4/04 , G01M11/337
摘要： A property of a device that is dependent upon both wavelength and state of polarization is measured by; passing through the device an optical signal having its wavelength and SOP varied, the wavelength over a spectral range of the device and the SOP between four Mueller SOPs; measuring the insertion loss of the device for each of the four SOPS and at each wavelength; using the four insertion loss measurements for each of the four different states of polarization for each wavelength to compute the four elements of the first line of the Mueller matrix for each wavelength; and using the Mueller matrix elements, computing insertion loss variations for the device for a multiplicity of input states of polarization in addition to the four states of polarization for which the actual attenuation measurements were made and using the insertion loss variations to compute the polarization and wavelength dependent property.
摘要翻译：取决于波长和极化状态的器件的性质是通过测量的; 通过该器件具有其波长和SOP的光信号变化，器件的光谱范围上的波长和四个Mueller SOP之间的SOP; 测量四个SOPS中每一个和每个波长的器件的插入损耗; 对于每个波长使用四种不同极化状态中的每一种的四次插入损耗测量来计算每个波长的Mueller矩阵的第一行的四个元素; 并且使用Mueller矩阵元素，除了进行实际衰减测量的四个极化状态之外，还计算多个输入极化状态的装置的插入损耗变化，并且使用插入损耗变化来计算极化和波长依赖财产。

5. 发明授权

US07554652B1 Light-integrating rangefinding device and method 有权
标题翻译：光集成测距装置及方法
公开(公告)号：US07554652B1
公开(公告)日：2009-06-30
申请号：US12040008
申请日：2008-02-29
申请人： François Babin , Daniel Cantin
发明人： François Babin , Daniel Cantin
IPC分类号： G01C3/08
CPC分类号： G01S17/107
摘要： A rangefinding device and a method for determining the range of an object from a rangefinding device are provided. A train of light pulses each having an emission time and a pulse duration is generated. The pulse duration is set to twice the round-trip time to a maximum range of the device. The light pulses are reflected back toward the device by the object and detected according to three time intervals, respectively determined by a background gate, a ranging gate and a pulse energy gate. The light energy received during each interval is integrated and the integrated light value corresponding to the ranging gate is normalized using the values from the other two intervals. The range of the object is determined from the normalized ranging measurement and calibration data.
摘要翻译：提供了一种测距装置和用于确定来自测距装置的物体的距离的方法。产生具有发射时间和脉冲持续时间的一串光脉冲。脉冲持续时间设置为设备最大范围的往返时间的两倍。光脉冲被对象反射回设备，并根据三个时间间隔进行检测，分别由背景门，测距门和脉冲能量门决定。在每个间隔期间接收的光能被积分，并且使用来自其它两个间隔的值来对应于测距门的积分光值被归一化。对象的范围由归一化的测距和校准数据确定。

6. 发明授权

US07388662B2 Real-time measuring of the spatial distribution of sprayed aerosol particles 有权
标题翻译：实时测量喷雾气溶胶粒子的空间分布
公开(公告)号：US07388662B2
公开(公告)日：2008-06-17
申请号：US11241634
申请日：2005-09-30
申请人： Daniel Cantin , François Babin , Marc Lévesque
发明人： Daniel Cantin , François Babin , Marc Lévesque
IPC分类号： G01N15/02
CPC分类号： G01N21/53 , A01M7/0096 , G01N15/0205 , G01N15/0211 , G01N2021/1793 , G01N2021/4709 , G01S17/88
摘要： An optical system for measuring in real-time the spatial distribution of aerosol particles, such as pesticides or the like, sprayed from a vehicle over an agricultural field. An optical sensor is mounted directly on the vehicle and sends an excitation light beam through the aerosol as it is being sprayed. The resulting scattered light is received and analyzed to deduce therefrom information on the spatial distribution of the particles. This information is relayed to a processing unit, which in turn provides spraying instructions, for example a warning signal, to the operator of the system. The spraying of the aerosol can therefore be controlled in real-time to avoid contamination of sensitive areas.
摘要翻译：一种用于实时测量车辆在农田上喷洒的气溶胶颗粒（如农药等）的空间分布的光学系统。光学传感器直接安装在车辆上，并且在喷雾时将激发光束通过气溶胶。所得到的散射光被接收和分析，从而推导出关于颗粒的空间分布的信息。该信息被中继到处理单元，处理单元又向系统的操作者提供喷射指令，例如警告信号。因此可以实时控制气雾剂的喷雾，以避免敏感区域的污染。

7. 发明授权

US07895007B2 Digital signal processing in optical systems used for ranging applications 有权
公开(公告)号：US07895007B2
公开(公告)日：2011-02-22
申请号：US12604824
申请日：2009-10-23
申请人： Marc Levesque , François Babin , Daniel Cantin
发明人： Marc Levesque , François Babin , Daniel Cantin
IPC分类号： G01R13/00
CPC分类号： G01S7/484 , G01S7/4868 , G01S7/487 , G01S17/10
摘要： Methods and apparatuses for reducing the response time along with increasing the probability of ranging of optical rangefinders that digitize the signal waveforms obtained from the pulse echoes returned from various types of objects to be ranged, the pulse echoes being too weak to allow successful ranging from a single waveform or the objects being possibly in motion during the capture of the pulse echoes. In a first embodiment of the invention, the response time at close range of a digital optical rangefinder is reduced by using a signal averaging process wherein the number of data to be averaged varies with the distance according to a predetermined function. In a second embodiment of the invention, the probability of ranging objects in motion along the line of sight of a digital optical rangefinder is increased and the object velocity measured by performing a range shift of each acquired signal waveform prior to averaging. In a third embodiment of the invention, the signal waveforms acquired in the line of sight of a digital optical rangefinder are scanned over a predetermined zone and range shifted and averaged to allow for early detection and ranging of objects that enter in the zone.

8. 发明授权

US06429929B2 Method and apparatus for measuring phase differences between intensity-modulated optical signals 有权
标题翻译：用于测量强度调制光信号之间的相位差的方法和装置
公开(公告)号：US06429929B2
公开(公告)日：2002-08-06
申请号：US09821032
申请日：2001-03-30
申请人： François Babin , Normand Cyr
发明人： François Babin , Normand Cyr
IPC分类号： G01N2100
CPC分类号： G01M11/338 , G01M11/333
摘要： In order to avoid errors inherent in the measurement of electrical phase differences or pulse arrival time in relative group delay measurements, different optical signals have their intensity modulated at a common high frequency and different permutations are selected. The amplitudes of corresponding electrical signals are detected and phase differences are computed on the basis of trigonometrical relationships. Because the modulation frequency is known, time differences can be deduced. Apparatus for measuring the phase differences conveniently comprises a slotted wheel (26) which passes selected ones or both of the optical signals. One of the optical signals may be split to produce a third signal with a predetermined phase shift, e.g. about 90 degrees at the modulation frequency and the amplitudes of some possible permutations of the three optical signals used to compute the phase difference. The measurements may be used to compute chromatic dispersion, polarization mode dispersion, elongation, and so on.
摘要翻译：为了避免在相对组延迟测量中测量电相差或脉冲到达时间固有的错误，不同的光信号在共同的高频下进行强度调制，并选择不同的排列。检测相应电信号的振幅，并根据三角关系计算相位差。因为调制频率是已知的，所以可以推导出时间差。用于测量相位差的装置方便地包括通过所选择的一个或两个光信号的开槽轮（26）。光信号中的一个可以被分裂以产生具有预定相移的第三信号，例如。调制频率约90度，用于计算相位差的三个光信号的一些可能排列的幅度。测量可用于计算色散，偏振模色散，伸长等。

9. 发明授权

US08319949B2 Method for detecting objects with visible light 有权
标题翻译：用可见光检测物体的方法
公开(公告)号：US08319949B2
公开(公告)日：2012-11-27
申请号：US12141282
申请日：2008-06-18
申请人： Daniel Cantin , Pascal Gallant , François Babin
发明人： Daniel Cantin , Pascal Gallant , François Babin
IPC分类号： G01C3/08
CPC分类号： G01S17/10
摘要： A method for detecting an object using visible light comprises providing a visible-light source having a function of illuminating an environment. The visible-light source is driven to emit visible light in a predetermined mode, with visible light in the predetermined mode being emitted such that the light source maintains said function of illuminating an environment. A reflection/backscatter of the emitted visible light is received from an object. The reflection/backscatter is filtered over a selected wavelength range as a function of a desired range of detection from the light source to obtain a light input. The presence or position of the object is identified with the desired range of detection as a function of the light input and of the predetermined mode.
摘要翻译：使用可见光检测物体的方法包括提供具有照亮环境的功能的可见光源。驱动可见光源以预定模式发射可见光，以预定模式的可见光被发射，使得光源保持照亮环境的功能。从物体接收发射的可见光的反射/反向散射。反射/反向散射在所选波长范围内作为来自光源的期望的检测范围的函数进行滤波以获得光输入。物体的存在或位置用作为光输入和预定模式的函数的期望的检测范围来识别。

10. 发明申请

US20100039637A1 DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING IN OPTICAL SYSTEMS USED FOR RANGING APPLICATIONS 有权
公开(公告)号：US20100039637A1
公开(公告)日：2010-02-18
申请号：US12604824
申请日：2009-10-23
申请人： Marc Levesque , François Babin , Daniel Cantin
发明人： Marc Levesque , François Babin , Daniel Cantin
IPC分类号： G01C3/08
CPC分类号： G01S7/484 , G01S7/4868 , G01S7/487 , G01S17/10
摘要： Methods and apparatuses for reducing the response time along with increasing the probability of ranging of optical rangefinders that digitize the signal waveforms obtained from the pulse echoes returned from various types of objects to be ranged, the pulse echoes being too weak to allow successful ranging from a single waveform or the objects being possibly in motion during the capture of the pulse echoes. In a first embodiment of the invention, the response time at close range of a digital optical rangefinder is reduced by using a signal averaging process wherein the number of data to be averaged varies with the distance according to a predetermined function. In a second embodiment of the invention, the probability of ranging objects in motion along the line of sight of a digital optical rangefinder is increased and the object velocity measured by performing a range shift of each acquired signal waveform prior to averaging. In a third embodiment of the invention, the signal waveforms acquired in the line of sight of a digital optical rangefinder are scanned over a predetermined zone and range shifted and averaged to allow for early detection and ranging of objects that enter in the zone.

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