Title :
A single photon detector array with 64×64 resolution and millimetric depth accuracy for 3D imaging
Author :
Niclass, Cristiano ; Charbon, Edoardo
Author_Institution :
Ecole Polytech. Fed. de Lausanne, Switzerland
Abstract :
An avalanche photodiode array uses single-photon counting to perform time-of-flight range-finding on a scene uniformly hit by 100ps 250mW uncollimated laser pulses. The 32×32 pixel sensor, fabricated in a 0.8 μm CMOS process uses a microscanner package to enhance the effective resolution in the application to 64×64 pixels. The application achieves a measurement depth resolution of 1.3mm to a depth of 3.75m.
Keywords :
CMOS image sensors; avalanche photodiodes; 0.8 micron; 100 ps; 1024 pixel; 250 mW; 3.75 m; 32 pixel; 3D imaging; 4096 pixel; 64 pixel; CMOS process; avalanche photodiode array; millimetric depth accuracy; single photon detector array; single-photon counting; time-of-flight range-finding; uncollimated laser pulses; Avalanche photodiodes; CMOS process; Detectors; Image resolution; Layout; Optical arrays; Optical pulses; Optoelectronic and photonic sensors; Packaging; Sensor arrays;
Conference_Titel :
Solid-State Circuits Conference, 2005. Digest of Technical Papers. ISSCC. 2005 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8904-2
DOI :
10.1109/ISSCC.2005.1494020
