FLASH LiDAR SINGLE PHOTON IMAGING OVER 50 KM

In order to demonstrate the feasibility of single-photon imaging of flash lidar in the permanent shadow area of the moon, a set of space-based single-photon imaging system is designed, including the lidar based on VCSEL array, the optical emitting system based on the uniform beam shaping meta-lens u...

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Main Author: Z. Q. Xia
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Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2023-12-01
Series:The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences
Online Access:https://isprs-archives.copernicus.org/articles/XLVIII-1-W2-2023/1601/2023/isprs-archives-XLVIII-1-W2-2023-1601-2023.pdf
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description In order to demonstrate the feasibility of single-photon imaging of flash lidar in the permanent shadow area of the moon, a set of space-based single-photon imaging system is designed, including the lidar based on VCSEL array, the optical emitting system based on the uniform beam shaping meta-lens using propagation phase and geometric phase joint control method, the two-axis three-mirror optical receiving system, and the single-photon detector array based on photon counting mode. According to the heavy-tailed pulse laser function, Poisson statistical filtering theory and Monte Carlo simulation method, the echo photon number, the photon counting process, the ranging accuracy and the intensity image are simulated in the condition of 50 km detection distance by setting different of the object reflectivity, the repetition times and the gating interval time. The results show that according to the parameter settings in this paper, the number of echo photons is as low as about 10<sup>-4</sup> orders. However, the photon counting waveform can better restore the transmission waveform. The setting of the repetition number and the gating interval time should not only consider the missing detection phenomenon, but also consider the noise accumulation. When the repetition number is 2000 and the gate number is 200, the ranging accuracy can reach 0.075m, and the imaging in the crater without light is realized.&nbsp;
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spelling doaj.art-3cc96eba9c6d4d4f9d5b08e31507986f2023-12-14T14:07:11ZengCopernicus PublicationsThe International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences1682-17502194-90342023-12-01XLVIII-1-W2-20231601160610.5194/isprs-archives-XLVIII-1-W2-2023-1601-2023FLASH LiDAR SINGLE PHOTON IMAGING OVER 50 KMZ. Q. Xia0Beijing Institute of Space Mechanics & Electricity, Beijing, ChinaIn order to demonstrate the feasibility of single-photon imaging of flash lidar in the permanent shadow area of the moon, a set of space-based single-photon imaging system is designed, including the lidar based on VCSEL array, the optical emitting system based on the uniform beam shaping meta-lens using propagation phase and geometric phase joint control method, the two-axis three-mirror optical receiving system, and the single-photon detector array based on photon counting mode. According to the heavy-tailed pulse laser function, Poisson statistical filtering theory and Monte Carlo simulation method, the echo photon number, the photon counting process, the ranging accuracy and the intensity image are simulated in the condition of 50 km detection distance by setting different of the object reflectivity, the repetition times and the gating interval time. The results show that according to the parameter settings in this paper, the number of echo photons is as low as about 10<sup>-4</sup> orders. However, the photon counting waveform can better restore the transmission waveform. The setting of the repetition number and the gating interval time should not only consider the missing detection phenomenon, but also consider the noise accumulation. When the repetition number is 2000 and the gate number is 200, the ranging accuracy can reach 0.075m, and the imaging in the crater without light is realized.&nbsp;https://isprs-archives.copernicus.org/articles/XLVIII-1-W2-2023/1601/2023/isprs-archives-XLVIII-1-W2-2023-1601-2023.pdf
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FLASH LiDAR SINGLE PHOTON IMAGING OVER 50 KM
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title FLASH LiDAR SINGLE PHOTON IMAGING OVER 50 KM
title_full FLASH LiDAR SINGLE PHOTON IMAGING OVER 50 KM
title_fullStr FLASH LiDAR SINGLE PHOTON IMAGING OVER 50 KM
title_full_unstemmed FLASH LiDAR SINGLE PHOTON IMAGING OVER 50 KM
title_short FLASH LiDAR SINGLE PHOTON IMAGING OVER 50 KM
title_sort flash lidar single photon imaging over 50 km
url https://isprs-archives.copernicus.org/articles/XLVIII-1-W2-2023/1601/2023/isprs-archives-XLVIII-1-W2-2023-1601-2023.pdf
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