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ArticleScientific reports2019

Long-range depth imaging using a single-photon detector array and non-local data fusion.

Susan Chan, Abderrahim Halimi, Feng Zhu, Istvan Gyongy, Robert K Henderson, Richard Bowman, Stephen McLaughlin, Gerald S Buller, Jonathan Leach

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Article in Scientific reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Susan ChanSchool of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS, UK.
Abderrahim HalimiSchool of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8112-5352
Feng ZhuSchool of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS, UK.
Istvan GyongyInstitute for Integrated Micro and Nano Systems, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH9 3JL, UK.
Robert K HendersonInstitute for Integrated Micro and Nano Systems, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH9 3JL, UK.
Richard BowmanDepartment of Physics, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK.
Stephen McLaughlinSchool of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9558-8294
Gerald S BullerSchool of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS, UK.
Jonathan LeachSchool of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS, UK. j.leach@hw.ac.uk.

Funding

EC | Seventh Framework Programme (EC Seventh Framework Programme) FP/2007-2013RCUK | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) EP/M01326X/1Royal Academy of Engineering RF/201718/17128
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The ability to measure and record high-resolution depth images at long stand-off distances is important for a wide range of applications, including connected and automotive vehicles, defense and security, and agriculture and mining. In LIDAR (light detection and ranging) applications, single-photon sensitive detection is an emerging approach, offering high sensitivity to light and picosecond temporal resolution, and consequently excellent surface-to-surface resolution. The use of large format CMOS (complementary metal-oxide semiconductor) single-photon detector arrays provides high spatial resolution and allows the timing information to be acquired simultaneously across many pixels. In this work, we combine state-of-the-art single-photon detector array technology with non-local data fusion to generate high resolution three-dimensional depth information of long-range targets. The system is based on a visible pulsed illumination system at a wavelength of 670 nm and a 240 × 320 array sensor, achieving sub-centimeter precision in all three spatial dimensions at a distance of 150 meters. The non-local data fusion combines information from an optical image with sparse sampling of the single-photon array data, providing accurate depth information at low signature regions of the target.

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