54A0059_V1.1_EN / LeddarSteer DBSD Evaluation Board
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User Guide
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Definitions
Table 1: Definitions
Entry
Description
ADC
Analog-to-digital converter (or conversion)
CPU
Central processing unit. The electronic component that makes decisions.
DAC
Digital-to-analog converter (or conversion)
DBSD
Digital beam steering device
ESD
Electrostatic discharge
EVB
Evaluation Board
FoV
Field of view
ITO
Indium tin oxide
LC
Liquid crystal in general. Can be used to identify an LC switch layer.
PG
(Or LCPG). Polarization grating, one DBSD layer used to deflect the light.
QWP
Quarter-wave plate
Rx
Reception, related to receiving light and going on to the photodetector
Stack
(Or optical stack). Full stacking of all optical components, made up of multiple stages
comprised of individual optical components.
Stage
Angular deflection element. One stage is composed of one LC switch plus one or two
polarization gratings.
Tile
Angular field of view
Tx
Transmission, related to the laser emission
This document uses the metric system (SI).
