Title :
3-D laser radar development with arrays of photon-counting detectors
Author :
Heinrichs, Richard M. ; Aull, Brian F. ; Fouche, Daniel G. ; Hatch, Robert ; Mclntosh, A.K. ; Marino, Richard M. ; O´Brien, Michael E. ; Rowe, Gregory ; Zayhowski, John J.
Author_Institution :
M.I.T. Lincoln Lab., Lexington, MA, USA
Abstract :
M.I.T. Lincoln Laboratory is developing technologies for three-dimensional laser radar. The detector technology is based on arrays of avalanche photodiodes operating in the Geiger mode, with integrated timing circuitry for each pixel.
Keywords :
avalanche photodiodes; integrated optoelectronics; optical arrays; optical radar; photodetectors; photon counting; timing circuits; 3-D laser radar; Geiger mode; M.I.T. Lincoln Laboratory; avalanche photodiodes; integrated timing circuit; photon-counting detector arrays; Avalanche photodiodes; Detectors; Integrated circuit technology; Laboratories; Laser modes; Laser radar; Optical arrays; Radar detection; Sensor arrays; Timing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO '03. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-748-2
