Artifact Removal in Long-Range Single Photon LiDAR via Waveforms-Guided Depth Image Estimation

Single-photon light detection and ranging (LiDAR) has widespread applications due to the ultra-high sensitivity of the single-photon detector. However, the reconstruction has been plagued by multiple types of noise caused by crosstalk, dark counts, and background light. Artifacts produced by crossta...

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Main Authors: Jiying Chang, Jining Li, Rui Yu, Kai Chen, Yuye Wang, Kai Zhong, Degang Xu, Jianquan Yao
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Published: IEEE 2024-01-01
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Jining Li
Rui Yu
Kai Chen
Yuye Wang
Kai Zhong
Degang Xu
Jianquan Yao
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Yuye Wang
Kai Zhong
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Jianquan Yao
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description Single-photon light detection and ranging (LiDAR) has widespread applications due to the ultra-high sensitivity of the single-photon detector. However, the reconstruction has been plagued by multiple types of noise caused by crosstalk, dark counts, and background light. Artifacts produced by crosstalk are particularly difficult to distinguish directly from the signal for single photon avalanche diode (SPAD) array detector. This work proposes a waveforms-guided depth image estimation method to remove the signal artifacts effectively. Experiments show that a region of interest recognition ratio of 1.02 is achieved at 4.2 km. The study demonstrates that this waveform-guided method has excellent potential for accurate target recognition in a long range.
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spelling doaj-art-67f5641b224e469bb7b1b24acb0ee7192025-08-20T03:32:37ZengIEEEIEEE Photonics Journal1943-06552024-01-011611610.1109/JPHOT.2023.334533210368284Artifact Removal in Long-Range Single Photon LiDAR via Waveforms-Guided Depth Image EstimationJiying Chang0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0721-7045Jining Li1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8096-4963Rui Yu2https://orcid.org/0009-0008-7662-8538Kai Chen3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7450-6130Yuye Wang4https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2803-2509Kai Zhong5https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5320-8388Degang Xu6https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6903-0521Jianquan Yao7https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3105-4370Institute of Laser and Optoelectronics, School of Precision Instruments and Optoelectronics Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, ChinaInstitute of Laser and Optoelectronics, School of Precision Instruments and Optoelectronics Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, ChinaInstitute of Laser and Optoelectronics, School of Precision Instruments and Optoelectronics Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, ChinaInstitute of Laser and Optoelectronics, School of Precision Instruments and Optoelectronics Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, ChinaInstitute of Laser and Optoelectronics, School of Precision Instruments and Optoelectronics Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, ChinaInstitute of Laser and Optoelectronics, School of Precision Instruments and Optoelectronics Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, ChinaInstitute of Laser and Optoelectronics, School of Precision Instruments and Optoelectronics Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, ChinaInstitute of Laser and Optoelectronics, School of Precision Instruments and Optoelectronics Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, ChinaSingle-photon light detection and ranging (LiDAR) has widespread applications due to the ultra-high sensitivity of the single-photon detector. However, the reconstruction has been plagued by multiple types of noise caused by crosstalk, dark counts, and background light. Artifacts produced by crosstalk are particularly difficult to distinguish directly from the signal for single photon avalanche diode (SPAD) array detector. This work proposes a waveforms-guided depth image estimation method to remove the signal artifacts effectively. Experiments show that a region of interest recognition ratio of 1.02 is achieved at 4.2 km. The study demonstrates that this waveform-guided method has excellent potential for accurate target recognition in a long range.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10368284/Single-photon LiDARdepth imagingartifact removald-ToF
spellingShingle Jiying Chang
Jining Li
Rui Yu
Kai Chen
Yuye Wang
Kai Zhong
Degang Xu
Jianquan Yao
Artifact Removal in Long-Range Single Photon LiDAR via Waveforms-Guided Depth Image Estimation
IEEE Photonics Journal
Single-photon LiDAR
depth imaging
artifact removal
d-ToF
title Artifact Removal in Long-Range Single Photon LiDAR via Waveforms-Guided Depth Image Estimation
title_full Artifact Removal in Long-Range Single Photon LiDAR via Waveforms-Guided Depth Image Estimation
title_fullStr Artifact Removal in Long-Range Single Photon LiDAR via Waveforms-Guided Depth Image Estimation
title_full_unstemmed Artifact Removal in Long-Range Single Photon LiDAR via Waveforms-Guided Depth Image Estimation
title_short Artifact Removal in Long-Range Single Photon LiDAR via Waveforms-Guided Depth Image Estimation
title_sort artifact removal in long range single photon lidar via waveforms guided depth image estimation
topic Single-photon LiDAR
depth imaging
artifact removal
d-ToF
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10368284/
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