Infrared and Laser Engineering, Volume. 52, Issue 1, 20220748(2023)

Technical progress and system evaluation of all-time single photon lidar

Bo Liu1,2,3, Yun Jiang1,2,3, Rui Wang1,2,3, Zhen Chen1,2, Bin Zhao1,2,3, Fengyun Huang1,2, and Yuqiang Yang1,2
Author Affiliations
  • 1Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Space Optoelectronic Precision Measurement, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610209, China
  • 2Institute of Optics and Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610209, China
  • 3University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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    Received: Oct. 26, 2022

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    Published Online: Feb. 9, 2023

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    DOI:10.3788/IRLA20220748

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