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Three-dimensional ladar module with alignment reference insert circuitry

  • US 7,436,494 B1
  • Filed: 02/15/2007
  • Issued: 10/14/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/28/2003
  • Status: Expired
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1. An electronic circuit comprised of:

  • photon detector array means for converting photons to a detector output signal,a plurality of readout electronics integrated circuit chips, each readout electronics integrated circuit chip comprising a plurality of channels for receiving and processing output signals generated by said photon detector array,wherein said plurality of readout electronics integrated circuit chips are arranged in a stacked configuration with each of said readout electronics integrated circuit chips forming one layer of said stacked configuration,wherein said photon detector array is bonded to a lateral surface of said stacked configuration perpendicular to said stacked configuration and connected to the plurality of channels via a plurality of T-connects disposed on said lateral surface of said stacked configuration,wherein at least two of said channels comprise,converting circuit means for converting said detector output signal to a digitized data value comprised of one or more digital bits comprising an image data set wherein each digital bit has a position in said image data set,reference insert circuit means for inserting one or more user-defined reference points at one or more predetermined positions in said image data set, and,reference point synchronization circuit means for synchronizing at least one of said user-defined reference points with at least one other of said user-defined reference points in each of at least two of said channels'"'"' image data sets.

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