Infrared and Laser Engineering, Volume. 52, Issue 4, 20220469(2023)

Detection performance of spaceborne photon-counting LiDAR based on quantum enhancement

Jun Hui, Hongzhou Chai, Minzhi Xiang, Zhenqiang Du, and Kaidi Jin
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  • College of Geospatial Information, Information Engineering University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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    Figures & Tables(9)
    Statistical distribution of photon numbers. (a) Thermal distribution; (b) Coherent distribution; (c) Mixed distribution
    Statistical distribution of coherent and squeezed states. (a) r=0.5,; (b) r=0.2, 相干态与压缩态的统计分布。(a) r=0.5, ;(b) r=0.2,
    Detection probability of photon-counting lidar under different thresholds
    False alarm probability of photon-counting lidar under different thresholds
    SNR ratio of quantum threshold detection and light intensity detection
    SNR ratio of quantum-enhanced detection and light intensity detection. (a) r=0.2; (b) r=1
    Simulation results comparing of intensity detection and quantum threshold detection
    • Table 1. Comparison between theoretical values and simulation results of detection probability and false alarm probability influenced by thresholds

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      Table 1. Comparison between theoretical values and simulation results of detection probability and false alarm probability influenced by thresholds

      ThresholdDetection probabilityFalse alarm probability
      Theoretical valueSimulation resultTheoretical valueSimulation result
      Nt=1 81.61%81.98%50%50.58%
      Nt=2 54.02%54.55%25%24.63%
      Nt=3 31.02%31.09%12.5%12.69%
      Nt=4 16.46%16.59%6.25%6.66%
      Nt=5 8.41%8.13%3.13%3.22%
    • Table 2. Detection probability of quantum squeezed state at different thresholds

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      Table 2. Detection probability of quantum squeezed state at different thresholds

      ThresholdDetection probability
      Coherent stateSqueezed state (r=0.2) Squeezed state (r=1) Squeezed state (r=2)
      Nt=1 81.61%85.49%96.39%99.50%
      Nt=2 54.02%57.43%83.40%97.34%
      Nt=3 31.02%32.31%67.01%94.19%
      Nt=4 16.46%17.29%57.57%92.32%
      Nt=5 8.41%9.65%51.66%90.93%
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    Jun Hui, Hongzhou Chai, Minzhi Xiang, Zhenqiang Du, Kaidi Jin. Detection performance of spaceborne photon-counting LiDAR based on quantum enhancement[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2023, 52(4): 20220469

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    Category: Lasers & Laser optics

    Received: Aug. 29, 2022

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Jul. 4, 2023

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    DOI:10.3788/IRLA20220469

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