Patent attributes
The disclosed systems, and methods are directed to a LiDAR system comprising a radiation source for emitting a plurality of output beams, a microelectromechanical (MEM) component having a reflective surface for receiving the plurality of output beams and for reflecting the plurality of output beams towards the region of interest, a detection system for detecting a plurality of input beams from the region of interest, the detection system comprising a fibre optic array arranged to transmit the plurality of input beams to at least one photodetector, the fibre optic array comprising a plurality of optical fibres, each optical fibre having a receiving end, the receiving ends of the plurality of optical fibres being arranged in a two dimensional array and a receiving lens for focussing a given input beam of the plurality of input beams to a given receiving end of a given optical fibre of the fibre optic array.