Journal
SENSORS
Volume 21, Issue 14, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/s21144850
Keywords
single-photon; TCSPC; underwater imaging; SPAD; custom technology; 3D imaging; LIDAR
Funding
- Royal Academy of Engineering [RF\201920 \19\190]
- U.K. Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council [EP/T00097X/1, EP/N003446/1]
- EPSRC [EP/N003446/1, EP/T00097X/1] Funding Source: UKRI
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An optical depth imaging system using TCSPC technique and SPAD detectors was developed for highly scattering underwater environments. Laboratory-based experiments demonstrated successful single-photon depth imaging at a range of 1.65 m in highly scattering conditions, with an average optical power of up to 15 mW. The system showed promising depth and spatial resolution capabilities in different scattering conditions.
We present an optical depth imaging system suitable for highly scattering underwater environments. The system used the time-correlated single-photon counting (TCSPC) technique and the time-of-flight approach to obtain depth profiles. The single-photon detection was provided by a linear array of single-photon avalanche diode (SPAD) detectors fabricated in a customized silicon fabrication technology for optimized efficiency, dark count rate, and jitter performance. The bi-static transceiver comprised a pulsed laser diode source with central wavelength 670 nm, a linear array of 16 x 1 Si-SPAD detectors, with a dedicated TCSPC acquisition module. Cylindrical lenses were used to collect the light scattered by the target and image it onto the sensor. These laboratory-based experiments demonstrated single-photon depth imaging at a range of 1.65 m in highly scattering conditions, equivalent up to 8.3 attenuation lengths between the system and the target, using average optical powers of up to 15 mW. The depth and spatial resolution of this sensor were investigated in different scattering conditions.
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