Expand this Topic clickable element to expand a topic
Skip to content
Optica Publishing Group

Designing an incoherent optical detection sensor (LiDAR) utilizing a range-compensating lens

Not Accessible

Your library or personal account may give you access

Abstract

There are many trades to be made when designing an optical system. In this work, an incoherent optical detection sensor (often referred to as an energy- or direct-detection sensor, or a time-of-flight LiDAR) is designed at the sensor or top level using newly developed tools [Appl. Opt. 59, 1939 (2020) [CrossRef]  ]. While incoherent detection sensors, relative to coherent frequency or phase-modulated sensors, are not as useful in cluttered environments, they have their place due to their simplicity and high performance in uncluttered or lightly cluttered environments. In this particular design, a nontraditional receive lens is utilized that has the unique ability to adjust the amount of return signal placed on the detector based on target range, i.e., a range-compensating lens (RCL) [Appl. Opt. 58, 7921 (2019) [CrossRef]  ]. Only a two-element RCL is utilized in this work, but it proves the ability to shape the return signal gauging the changes in the stochastic performance, paving the way to a multi-element RCL for additional design freedom in shaping.

© 2020 Optical Society of America

Full Article  |  PDF Article
More Like This
Specular signal return through a range-compensating lens

Jason Mudge
Appl. Opt. 59(12) 3568-3574 (2020)

Incoherent detection sensor design approach using Gaussian optics

Jason Mudge
Appl. Opt. 59(7) 1939-1947 (2020)

Cited By

You do not have subscription access to this journal. Cited by links are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an Optica member, or as an authorized user of your institution.

Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Login to access Optica Member Subscription

Figures (22)

You do not have subscription access to this journal. Figure files are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an Optica member, or as an authorized user of your institution.

Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Login to access Optica Member Subscription

Tables (2)

You do not have subscription access to this journal. Article tables are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an Optica member, or as an authorized user of your institution.

Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Login to access Optica Member Subscription

Select as filters


Select Topics Cancel
© Copyright 2024 | Optica Publishing Group. All Rights Reserved