ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,669,607, issued on June 30, was assigned to AEVA INC. (Mountain View, Calif.).

"Techniques for rapid SOA modulation" was invented by Kevin Fronczak (Fairport, N.Y.), Murat Ozbas (Penfield, N.Y.) and Bryce Bradford (Cupertino, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A frequency-modulated continuous-wave (FMCW) light detection and ranging (LIDAR) system includes a high-pass filter that includes a first connection and a second connection. The system includes an optical amplifier that couples to the first connection of the high-pass filter. The system includes a power source that couples to the first connection of the high-pass filter and prov...