• DocumentCode
    2751531
  • Title

    Single-photon counting imaging systems

  • Author

    Buller, Gerald S. ; Krichel, Nils J. ; McCarthy, Aongus ; Gemmell, Nathan ; Tanner, Michael J. ; Hadfield, Robert H.

  • Author_Institution
    Eng. & Phys. Sci, Heriot-Watt Univ., Edinburgh, UK
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    9-13 Oct. 2011
  • Firstpage
    696
  • Lastpage
    697
  • Abstract
    Active, three-dimensional long-range imaging using time-correlated single photon counting has the potential for accurate depth resolution at low average power illumination. We report advances in this field.
  • Keywords
    photon counting; superconducting photodetectors; 3D long-range imaging; depth resolution; power illumination; single-photon counting imaging systems; time-correlated single photon counting; Distance measurement; Imaging; Laser radar; Lighting; Optimized production technology; Photonics; Radar imaging; depth imaging; photon-counting; single photon detectors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Photonics Conference (PHO), 2011 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Arlington, VA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-8940-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PHO.2011.6110740
  • Filename
    6110740