Three-dimensional imaging laser radar with a photon-counting avalanche photodiode array and microchip laser.
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چکیده
We have developed a threedimensional imaging laser radar featuring 3-cm range resolution and single-photon sensitivity. This prototype direct-detection laser radar employs compact, all-solid-state technology for the laser and detector array. The source is a Nd:YAG microchip laser that is diode pumped, passively Q-switched, and frequency doubled. The detector is a gated, passively quenched, two-dimensional array of silicon avalanche photodiodes operating in Geigermode. After describing the system in detail, we present a three-dimensional image, derive performance characteristics, and discuss our plans for future imaging three-dimensional laser radars.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Applied optics
دوره 41 36 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2002