Enhanced performance photon-counting time-of-flight sensor.
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چکیده
We describe improvements to a time-of-flight sensor utilising the time-correlated single-photon counting technique employing a commercially-available silicon-based photon-counting module. By making modifications to the single-photon detection circuitry and the data analysis techniques, we experimentally demonstrate improved resolution between multiple scattering surfaces with a minimum resolvable separation of 1.7 cm at ranges in excess of several hundred metres.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Optics express
دوره 15 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2007