JP7689346B2 - 撮像素子および測距装置 - Google Patents

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JP7689346B2
JP7689346B2 JP2023552862A JP2023552862A JP7689346B2 JP 7689346 B2 JP7689346 B2 JP 7689346B2 JP 2023552862 A JP2023552862 A JP 2023552862A JP 2023552862 A JP2023552862 A JP 2023552862A JP 7689346 B2 JP7689346 B2 JP 7689346B2
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    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
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    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
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JP2010197227A (ja) 2009-02-25 2010-09-09 Kyushu Institute Of Technology イメージセンサー及びそれを用いた視差センサー並びに視差画像の生成方法
WO2018088479A1 (ja) 2016-11-11 2018-05-17 浜松ホトニクス株式会社 光検出装置
JP2020020681A (ja) 2018-08-01 2020-02-06 ソニーセミコンダクタソリューションズ株式会社 光源装置、イメージセンサ、センシングモジュール
JP2021513087A (ja) 2018-02-13 2021-05-20 センス・フォトニクス, インコーポレイテッドSense Photonics, Inc. 高分解能長距離フラッシュｌｉｄａｒ用の方法及びシステム

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JP2010197227A (ja) 2009-02-25 2010-09-09 Kyushu Institute Of Technology イメージセンサー及びそれを用いた視差センサー並びに視差画像の生成方法
WO2018088479A1 (ja) 2016-11-11 2018-05-17 浜松ホトニクス株式会社 光検出装置
JP2021513087A (ja) 2018-02-13 2021-05-20 センス・フォトニクス, インコーポレイテッドSense Photonics, Inc. 高分解能長距離フラッシュｌｉｄａｒ用の方法及びシステム
JP2020020681A (ja) 2018-08-01 2020-02-06 ソニーセミコンダクタソリューションズ株式会社 光源装置、イメージセンサ、センシングモジュール

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