Ranging and three-dimensional imaging using time-correlated single-photon counting and point-by-point acquisition

Gerald S. Buller; Andrew M. Wallace

doi:10.1109/JSTQE.2007.902850

Ranging and three-dimensional imaging using time-correlated single-photon counting and point-by-point acquisition

Gerald S. Buller, Andrew M. Wallace

School of Engineering & Physical Sciences

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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
Pages (from-to)	1006-1015
Number of pages	10
Journal	IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics
Volume	13
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/JSTQE.2007.902850
Publication status	Published - Jul 2007

Keywords

Avalanche photodiodes
Distance measurement
Imaging
Laser radar
Markov processes
Maximum likelihood estimation
Monte Carlo methods

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