CPC G01S 7/4918 (2013.01) [G01S 17/14 (2020.01); G01S 17/89 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method comprising:
emitting, by an emitting device of an optical ranging system at a first time, a first light pulse;
increasing, after the first time, a sensitivity of a photodetector of the optical ranging system from a first sensitivity at a second time to a second sensitivity at a third time;
decreasing, after the third time, the sensitivity of the photodetector of the optical ranging system from the second sensitivity to the first sensitivity at a fourth time, wherein the fourth time is after the photodetector receives a return light based on the first light pulse; and
emitting, by the optical ranging system at a fifth time after the fourth time, a second light pulse.
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