Single-Photon Counting Laser Ranging with Optical Frequency Combs

Xinyi Ren; Bo Xu; Qilai Fei; Yan Liang; Jinman Ge; Xiaoyue Wang; Kun Huang; Ming Yan; Heping Zeng

doi:10.1109/LPT.2020.3042499

Single-Photon Counting Laser Ranging with Optical Frequency Combs

Xinyi Ren
, Bo Xu
, Qilai Fei
, Yan Liang^*
, Jinman Ge
, Xiaoyue Wang
, Kun Huang
, Ming Yan^*
, Heping Zeng

^*Corresponding author for this work

Institute for Advanced Study in Precision Spectroscopy

East China Normal University
University of Shanghai for Science and Technology
CAST

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Abstract

Time-of-flight single-photon counting laser ranging offers an important tool for remote sensing and imaging. However, limited by the temporal properties of a single-photon detection and counting system, it encounters a challenge for high-resolution and high-precision distance metrology. Here, we incorporated dual-comb based laser ranging, an enabling technique for rapid distance measurements with high precision and large range ambiguity, with time-correlated single-photon counting (TCSPC) technology and demonstrated its feasibility for precise laser ranging under a photon-starved condition. Based on interferometric measurements of two asynchronous 2.8-pW, 25-GHz electro-optic laser combs with TCSPC, micrometer-level ranging precision was achieved for consistent distance measurements (a stand-off distance of 15.6 m) over several days. New opportunities might open up for high-resolution and high-precision single-photon counting laser ranging.

Original language	English
Article number	9281096
Pages (from-to)	27-30
Number of pages	4
Journal	IEEE Photonics Technology Letters
Volume	33
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/LPT.2020.3042499
State	Published - 1 Jan 2021

Keywords

Laser ranging
optical frequency comb
single-photon counting

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