Journal of Applied Optics, Volume. 46, Issue 3, 522(2025)

Domestic kilometer-level single photon ranging system

Yangyang DENG1, Biyang MA5, Dalu HOU6, Jiefeng XIAO5, Yang OU1,2,3,4, and Yupeng XIONG1,2,3,4、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1College of Intelligent Science, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China
  • 2Hunan Key Laboratory of Ultra-Precision Machining Technology, Changsha 410073, China
  • 3State Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Integrated Logistics Support, Changsha 410073, China
  • 4Nanhu Laser Laboratory, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China
  • 5College of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China
  • 6Basic Education College, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China
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    Figures & Tables(8)
    Principle of pulse ToF ranging
    Overall design scheme of measurement structure
    Kilometer-level ranging experiment site
    Kilometer-level ranging results
    Experiment of single-layer camouflage nets
    Experiment of double-layer camouflage nets
    • Table 1. Comparison of relevant indicators for single-photon ranging technology at home and abroad

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      Table 1. Comparison of relevant indicators for single-photon ranging technology at home and abroad

      类别国内指标国外指标国产突破点
      测距精度0.91 cm[10]3 cm(NASA ICESat-2)毫米级精度
      探测距离32 km[9]500 km(NASA星载系统)远距-近距全覆盖
      功耗,灵敏度−53.2 dBm接收功率[10] 主动复位电路功耗降低40%15 W(苹果车载系统)超低功耗设计
      抗干扰能力CPPM调制抗交叉干扰能力提升100倍 (太原理工)泊松-高斯模型误差降低75%(MIT) 强背景光、多雷达干扰场景下 有复杂环境优势
      量产成本SPAD芯片成本低于200美元/单元(南京邮电)Kestrel SPAD阵列高于500美元/单元成本较低,全产业链自主化
    • Table 2. Overall design parameters

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      Table 2. Overall design parameters

      参数取值参数取值
      波长/nm1550探测距离/km1~3
      发射视场/μrad~280接收视场/μrad~620
      发射系统有效焦距/mm37接收系统有效焦距/mm100
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    Yangyang DENG, Biyang MA, Dalu HOU, Jiefeng XIAO, Yang OU, Yupeng XIONG. Domestic kilometer-level single photon ranging system[J]. Journal of Applied Optics, 2025, 46(3): 522

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    Paper Information

    Category: SPECIAL COLUMN ON UNMANNED INTELLIGENT SENSING TECHNOLOGY

    Received: Apr. 1, 2025

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: May. 28, 2025

    The Author Email: Yupeng XIONG (熊玉朋)

    DOI:10.5768/JAO202546.0311006

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