US Patent 11644569 LIDAR device

A light detection and ranging (LIDAR) device is provided. The LIDAR device includes: a light source configured to emit first light, a first reflector configured to omnidirectionally receive second light that is light reflected or scattered by an object that is irradiated by the first light, and reflect the second light, a light detector including a pixel array, the light detector being configured to detect the second light reflected from the first reflector, and a processor configured to acquire location information of the object based on detection of the second light by the light detector.