Abstract
Time-correlated single-photon counting techniques have been applied to time-of-flight ranging and imaging. This article describes recent progress in photon-counting systems performing surface mapping using point-by-point acquisition of noncooperative targets at short ranges of the order of 1-50 m, as well as measurements on distributed targets at longer ranges of the order of a 100 m to a few kilometers. We describe the measurement approach, the signal analysis methodology and algorithm selection. © 2007 IEEE.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1006-1015 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics |
Volume | 13 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jul 2007 |
Keywords
- Avalanche photodiodes
- Distance measurement
- Imaging
- Laser radar
- Markov processes
- Maximum likelihood estimation
- Monte Carlo methods