Reconstruction of time-correlated single-photon counting range profiles of moving objects

Per Jonsson; Julia Hedborg; Markus Henriksson; Lars Sjöqvist

doi:10.1117/12.2194859

16 October 2015 Reconstruction of time-correlated single-photon counting range profiles of moving objects

Per Jonsson, Julia Hedborg, Markus Henriksson, Lars Sjöqvist

Proceedings Volume 9649, Electro-Optical Remote Sensing, Photonic Technologies, and Applications IX; 964905 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2194859
Event: SPIE Security + Defence, 2015, Toulouse, France

Abstract

Time-correlated single-photon counting (TCSPC) is a laser radar technique that can provide range profiling with subcentimetre range resolution. The method relies on accurate time measurements between a laser pulse sync signal and the registration of a single-photon detection of photons reflected from an object. The measurement is performed multiple times and a histogram of arrival times is computed to gain information about surfaces at different distances within the field of view of the laser radar. TCSPC is a statistic method that requires an integration time and therefore the range profile of a non-stationary object (target) will be corrupted. However, by dividing the measurement into time intervals much shorter than the total acquisition time and cross correlating the histogram from each time interval it is possible calculate how the target has moved relative to the first time interval. The distance as a function of time was fitted to a polynomic function. This result was used to calculate a distance correction of every single detection event and the equivalent stationary histogram was reconstructed. Series of measurements on the objects with constant or non-linear velocities up to 0.5 m/s were performed and compared with stationary measurements. The results show that it is possible to reconstruct range profiles of moving objects with this technique. Reconstruction of the signal requires no prior information of the original range profile and the instantaneous and average velocities of the object can be calculated.

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Per Jonsson, Julia Hedborg, Markus Henriksson, and Lars Sjöqvist "Reconstruction of time-correlated single-photon counting range profiles of moving objects", Proc. SPIE 9649, Electro-Optical Remote Sensing, Photonic Technologies, and Applications IX, 964905 (16 October 2015); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2194859

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