Metrology & Measurement Technology, Volume. 45, Issue 3, 28(2025)

High⁃flux and high⁃repetition⁃rate single⁃photon LiDAR and its waveform correction method

Linjie LYU1,2, Duan LI1、*, Qinggai MI2, Yang YANG2, Lei ZHANG2, Tengfei WU2,3, and Lijun XU1
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of instrumentation science and opto⁃electronic Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing100191, China
  • 2AVIC Changcheng Institude of Metrology & Measurement, Beijing100095, China
  • 3School of Optoelectronics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing100081, China
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    Linjie LYU, Duan LI, Qinggai MI, Yang YANG, Lei ZHANG, Tengfei WU, Lijun XU. High⁃flux and high⁃repetition⁃rate single⁃photon LiDAR and its waveform correction method[J]. Metrology & Measurement Technology, 2025, 45(3): 28

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    Paper Information

    Category: Quantum Precision Measurement, Quantum Metrology and Quantum Sensing Technology

    Received: Apr. 7, 2025

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Sep. 3, 2025

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    DOI:10.11823/j.issn.1674-5795.2025.03.02

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