Laser ranging at 1550 nm with 1-GHz sine-wave gated InGaAs/InP APD single-photon detector

Min Ren, Xiaorong Gu, Yan Liang, Weibin Kong, E Wu, Guang Wu, Heping Zeng

Optics Express · 2011 · 110 citations · 33 references

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We demonstrated a laser ranging system with single photon detection at 1550 nm. The single-photon detector was a 1-GHz sine-wave gated InGaAs/InP avalanche photodiode. In daylight, 8-cm depth resolution was achieved directly by using a time-of-flight approach based on time-correlated single photon counting measurement. This system presented a potential for low energy level and eye-safe laser ranging system in long-range measurement.

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