Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 61, Issue 4, 0428011(2024)

Study of Signal-Induced Noise in Single-Photon Ranging Lidar Systems

Yunbo Tu1,2, Xialin Liu1, Jia Qiang1, and Rong Shu1,2、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Key Laboratory of Space Active Optical-Electro Technology, Shanghai Institute of Technical physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200083, China
  • 2School of Information Science and Technology, Shanghai Tech University, Shanghai 201210,China
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    Schematic diagram of photomultiplier tube
    Schematic and actual diagrams of the experimental setup for SIN measurement
    Schematic diagram of echo simulator
    Results of SIN experiments. (a) The SIN count and Dark count of PMT; (b) the curve fitting results
    Comparison of SIN under different intensities of induced signal conditions
    Echo photon count curve of target at different distance corresponding to single pulse
    Point cloud map generated by the echo simulator at a target distance of 100 km
    Comparison of statistical histograms of target echoes at 150 km under different energy background light conditions
    Echo-SIN ratio curves for five sets of targets at different distances under different background light energy
    • Table 1. 10 sets of SIN coefficients corresponding to pulse width of 10 ns and light intensity of 20‒200 pJ

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      Table 1. 10 sets of SIN coefficients corresponding to pulse width of 10 ns and light intensity of 20‒200 pJ

      Serial No.Optical energy / pJCoefficients
      I1T1I2T2
      12001.638×1041.706×10-8851.71.617×10-10
      21801.593×1041.901×10-8797.25.458×10-10
      31601.588×1041.913×10-8702.76.613×10-10
      41401.555×1041.973×10-8587.47.982×10-10
      51201.475×1042.163×10-8447.38.439×10-10
      61001.426×1042.377×10-8401.28.452×10-10
      7801.345×1042.806×10-8399.19.915×10-10
      8601.262×1043.067×10-8368.71.052×10-10
      9401.167×1043.589×10-8177.71.616×10-10
      10201.136×1044.764×10-8107.12.043×10-10
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    Yunbo Tu, Xialin Liu, Jia Qiang, Rong Shu. Study of Signal-Induced Noise in Single-Photon Ranging Lidar Systems[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2024, 61(4): 0428011

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    Paper Information

    Category: Remote Sensing and Sensors

    Received: Jan. 3, 2023

    Accepted: Feb. 6, 2023

    Published Online: Feb. 26, 2024

    The Author Email: Rong Shu (shurong@mail.sitp.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP230433

    CSTR:32186.14.LOP230433

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