3D LIDAR imaging using Ge-on-Si single-photon avalanche diode detectors

被引:52
作者
Kuzmenko, Kateryna [1 ]
Vines, Peter [1 ]
Halimi, Abderrahim [2 ]
Collins, Robert J. [1 ]
Maccarone, Aurora [1 ]
McCarthy, Aongus [1 ]
Greener, Zoe M. [1 ]
Kirdoda, Jarostaw [3 ]
Dumas, Derek C. S. [3 ]
Llin, Lourdes Ferre [3 ]
Mirza, Muhammad M. [3 ]
Millar, Ross W. [3 ]
Paul, Douglas J. [3 ]
Buller, Gerald S. [1 ]
机构
[1] Heriot Watt Univ, Inst Phys & Quantum Sci, Sch Engn & Phys Sci, Edinburgh EH14 4AS, Midlothian, Scotland
[2] Heriot Watt Univ, Inst Sensors Signals & Syst, Sch Engn & Phys Sci, Edinburgh EH14 4AS, Midlothian, Scotland
[3] Univ Glasgow, James Watt Sch Engn, Rankine Bldg,Oakfield Ave, Glasgow G12 8LT, Lanark, Scotland
基金
英国工程与自然科学研究理事会;
关键词
KILOMETER-RANGE; DESIGN; SENSOR;
D O I
10.1364/OE.383243
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We present a scanning light detection and ranging (LIDAR) system incorporating an individual Ge-on-Si single-photon avalanche diode (SPAD) detector for depth and intensity imaging in the short-wavelength infrared region. The time-correlated single-photon counting technique was used to determine the return photon time-of-flight for target depth information. In laboratory demonstrations, depth and intensity reconstructions were made of targets at short range, using advanced image processing algorithms tailored for the analysis of single-photon time-of-flight data. These laboratory measurements were used to predict the performance of the single-photon LIDAR system at longer ranges, providing estimations that sub-milliwatt average power levels would be required for kilometer range depth measurements. Published by The Optical Society under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
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页码:1330 / 1344
页数:15
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