Title :
A CMOS single photon avalanche diode array for 3D imaging
Author :
Rochas, A. ; Besse, P.A. ; Charbon, E.
Abstract :
An 8x4 avalanche diode array in a 0.8μm CMOS process uses single photon counting for time-of-flight range finding with 100ps 40mW decollimated laser pulses. An accuracy of 618μm is achieved from 15cm to 1 m with 104 pulses.
Keywords :
CMOS image sensors; avalanche photodiodes; laser ranging; photon counting; 3D imaging; CMOS process; decollimated laser pulses; fast counter per pixel; single photon avalanche diode array; single photon counting; time-of-flight measurements; time-of-flight range finding; time-to-voltage converter; CMOS image sensors; CMOS technology; Circuits; Diodes; Layout; Optical arrays; Optical imaging; Optical pulses; Pulse measurements; Pulse width modulation inverters;
Conference_Titel :
Solid-State Circuits Conference, 2004. Digest of Technical Papers. ISSCC. 2004 IEEE International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8267-6
DOI :
10.1109/ISSCC.2004.1332623