Infrared and Laser Engineering, Volume. 50, Issue 12, 20210046(2021)

Optical-mechanical system design, installation and performance test of lidar with small-field and high-repetition frequency

Lu Li1...2,3,4, Chenbo Xie1,3, Kunming Xing1,3, Bangxin Wang1,2,3, Ming Zhao1,3, and Liangliang Cheng1,23 |Show fewer author(s)
Author Affiliations
  • 1Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Optics, Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
  • 2Science Island Branch of Graduate School, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
  • 3Advanced Laser Technology Laboratory of Anhui Province, Hefei 230037, China
  • 4Faculty of Mechanical and Automotive Engineer, West Anhui University, Lu’an 237012, China
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    Figures & Tables(19)
    Schematic diagram of lidar system structure with small-field of view and high-repetition frequency
    Light path diagram of optical-mechanical system of the transmitting unit
    Relation curve between incident angle and divergence angle after beam expansion
    Optical-mechanical structure of transmitting unit
    Light path diagram of optical-mechanical system of the receiving and aft-optical unit
    Light spot on the target surface of the detector under the field of view of 0.14 mrad (half angle)
    Diffuse spots (a) and energy concentration (b) of telescope system under the field of view of 0.14 mrad (half angle)
    Eccentricity(a) and radius(b) of diffuse spot of the telescope system under different fields of view
    Optical-mechanical structure of the receiving and aft optical unit
    Lidar effective payload with small-field of view and high-repetition frequency
    Adjustment of optical-mechanical structure (a) and detection optical path of divergence angle (b) in transmitting unit
    Detection (a) and results (b) of the wave aberration of telescope system
    Adjustment of optical-mechanical structure of receiving and aft optical units
    Original signal detected at 23:13 on October 11, 2020
    Ratio of echo signal of S channel and P channel
    Profile of extinction coefficient (a) and depolarization ratio (b) detected at 12:00 on November detected at 00:24 on October 12, 2020
    Profile of extinction coefficient (a) and depolarization ratio (b) detected at 12:00 on November 04, 2020
    • Table 1. System parameters of lidar with small-field and high-repetition frequency

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      Table 1. System parameters of lidar with small-field and high-repetition frequency

      ItemParameters
      LaserWavelength/nm532.18
      Repetition rate/kHz3
      Output divergence2 (full)
      Output beam energy1
      Beam expansion20X
      TelescopeDiameter/mm125
      Field of view0.28(full)
      Focal length/mm1430
      Diffuse spots/mm<0.045
      Wavefront difference<1/4λλ=632.8 nm)
      Focal length of ocular/mm50
      Reflector(532 nm)R:99%
      Filter bandwidth/nm0.3
      Extinction ratio of polarizing prism3000:1
      DetectorPMT
      Capture cardPhoton
    • Table 2. Optical parameters of telescope of lidar with miniaturization and high-repetition frequency

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      Table 2. Optical parameters of telescope of lidar with miniaturization and high-repetition frequency

      Radius of curvature/mmDistance to the next side/mmRadius/mmQuadric coefficient
      −516−200680
      −141.536321.82176.288
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    Lu Li, Chenbo Xie, Kunming Xing, Bangxin Wang, Ming Zhao, Liangliang Cheng. Optical-mechanical system design, installation and performance test of lidar with small-field and high-repetition frequency[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2021, 50(12): 20210046

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    Paper Information

    Category: Lasers & Laser optics

    Received: Jan. 24, 2021

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Feb. 9, 2022

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    DOI:10.3788/IRLA20210046

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