Acta Photonica Sinica, Volume. 48, Issue 7, 704001(2019)

A 16×1 Pixels 180 nm CMOS SPAD-based TOF Image Sensor for LiDAR Applications

CAO Jing1,2、*, ZHANG Zhao1,2, QI Nan1,2, LIU Li-yuan1,2, and WU Nan-jian1,2,3
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    CAO Jing, ZHANG Zhao, QI Nan, LIU Li-yuan, WU Nan-jian. A 16×1 Pixels 180 nm CMOS SPAD-based TOF Image Sensor for LiDAR Applications[J]. Acta Photonica Sinica, 2019, 48(7): 704001

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    Paper Information

    Received: Mar. 28, 2019

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Jul. 31, 2019

    The Author Email: Jing CAO (caojing@semi.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/gzxb20194807.0704001

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