Abstract
The development of single-photon counting detectors and arrays has made tremendous steps in recent years, not the least because of various new applications, e.g., LIDAR devices. In this work, a 3D imaging device based on real thermal light intensity interferometry is presented. By using gated SPAD technology, a basic 3D scene is imaged in reasonable measurement time. Compared to conventional approaches, the proposed synchronized photon counting allows the use of more light modes to enhance 3D ranging performance. Advantages like robustness to atmospheric scattering or autonomy by exploiting external light sources can make this ranging approach interesting for future applications.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 4733-4745 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Optics Express |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Feb 15 2021 |
Funding
Funding. Office of Naval Research (N00014-15-1-2652, N00014-15-1-2735); Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (HR0011-16-C-0025, HR0011-16-C-0028); National Science Foundation (IIS-1453192).
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics