Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 57, Issue 19, 192804(2020)

An Investigation on a Pulse-Shaping Circuit in Lidar Systems

Xingchi Chen1,2,3, Xiaonan Yu1,2, Shoufeng Tong1,2、*, and Baiqiu Zhao1,2
Author Affiliations
  • 1National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Space Optoelectronics Technology, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun, Jilin 130022, China
  • 2National Defense Key Discipline Laboratory of Open Space Laser Communication Technology, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun, Jilin 130022, China
  • 3School of Opto-Electronic Engineering, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun, Jilin 130022, China
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    Figures & Tables(13)
    Relationship between detection distance and received power of detector
    Effects of echo pulse amplitudes on judgment results
    Schematic of laser ranging system. (a) Overall block diagram of laser ranging system; (b) picture of laser ranging system
    Differential circuit used in peak detection. (a) Schematic of differential circuit; (b) output waveform of differential circuit
    Schematic of peak detection shaping method
    Waveform analysis of peak detection shaping circuit
    Schematic of constant-ratio timing pulse shaping under different input signal amplitudes. (a) Unsaturated input signal; (b) saturated input signal
    Waveform analysis of constant-ratio timing shaping circuit
    Input signal of peak detection circuit. (a) Received and amplified signal in the peak detection circuit; (b) signal after differential circuit
    Output signal of peak detection circuit. (a) PECL signal output by the comparator in the peak detection circuit; (b) TTL signal output by the shaping module in the peak detection circuit
    Test results of constant-ratio timing circuit. (a) PECL signal output by the comparator in the constant-ratio timing circuit; (b) TTL signal output by the shaping module in the constant-ratio timing circuit
    • Table 1. Test data of laser ranging system using peak detection circuit

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      Table 1. Test data of laser ranging system using peak detection circuit

      Test distance /mTest result /mRange error /mmTiming error /ps
      109.996412
      1515.03838127
      2020.04444147
      2525.0151550
      3029.95842140
      3535.06868227
      4040.07575250
    • Table 2. Test data of laser ranging system using a constant-ratio timing circuit

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      Table 2. Test data of laser ranging system using a constant-ratio timing circuit

      Test distance /mTest result /mRange error /mmTiming error /ps
      1010.03737123
      1515.0171757
      2019.91387290
      2524.90199330
      3029.91288293
      3534.93961203
      4039.95149163
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    Xingchi Chen, Xiaonan Yu, Shoufeng Tong, Baiqiu Zhao. An Investigation on a Pulse-Shaping Circuit in Lidar Systems[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2020, 57(19): 192804

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    Paper Information

    Category: Remote Sensing and Sensors

    Received: Feb. 4, 2020

    Accepted: Mar. 6, 2020

    Published Online: Sep. 27, 2020

    The Author Email: Tong Shoufeng (cxcxcdyg@163.com)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP57.192804

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