Three-dimensional single-photon imaging through obscurants

R Tobin, A Halimi, A McCarthy, M Laurenzis… - Optics express, 2019 - opg.optica.org
We investigate the depth imaging of objects through various densities of different obscurants
(water fog, glycol-based vapor, and incendiary smoke) using a time-correlated single-photon …

Full waveform LiDAR for adverse weather conditions

AM Wallace, A Halimi, GS Buller - IEEE transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present and discuss the case for full waveform pixel and image acquisition and
processing to enable LiDAR sensors to penetrate and reconstruct 3D surface maps through …

Fundamental limits to depth imaging with single-photon detector array sensors

S Scholes, G Mora-Martín, F Zhu, I Gyongy, P Soan… - Scientific reports, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Single-Photon Avalanche Detector (SPAD) arrays are a rapidly emerging
technology. These multi-pixel sensors have single-photon sensitivities and pico-second …

Long-range depth imaging using a single-photon detector array and non-local data fusion

S Chan, A Halimi, F Zhu, I Gyongy, RK Henderson… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
The ability to measure and record high-resolution depth images at long stand-off distances
is important for a wide range of applications, including connected and automotive vehicles …

Robust restoration of sparse multidimensional single-photon LiDAR images

A Halimi, R Tobin, A McCarthy… - IEEE Transactions …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The challenges of real world applications of the laser detection and ranging (Lidar) three-
dimensional (3-D) imaging require specialized algorithms. In this paper, a new …

Time domain analysis of photon scattering and Huygens-Fresnel back projection

M Laurenzis, F Christnacher - Optics Express, 2022 - opg.optica.org
Stand-off detection and characterization of scattering media such as fog and aerosols is an
important task in environmental monitoring and related applications. We present, for the first …

Robust framework for modelling long range dToF SPAD Lidar performance

S Scholes, E Wade, A McCarthy, J Garcia-Armenta… - Optics …, 2024 - opg.optica.org
Time-of-flight Lidars based on single-photon avalanche diode (SPAD) detector arrays are
emerging as a strong candidate technology for long range three-dimensional imaging in …

Simulating single-photon detector array sensors for depth imaging

S Scholes, G Mora-Martín, F Zhu, I Gyongy… - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2022 - arxiv.org
Single-Photon Avalanche Detector (SPAD) arrays are a rapidly emerging technology. These
multi-pixel sensors have single-photon sensitivities and pico-second temporal resolutions …

An image feature-based approach to improving SPAD flash LiDAR imaging through fog

J Mau, J Trumpf, G Day, D Delic - Emerging Imaging and …, 2022 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Fog is a difficult medium to image through using Single-Photon Avalanche Diode (SPAD)
based Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) systems because of its light scattering …

Advanced active imaging with single photon avalanche diodes

M Laurenzis, M La Manna, M Buttafava… - … for Security and …, 2018 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Ranging and imaging in low light level conditions are a key application of active imaging
systems. Typically, intensified cameras (ICCD, EBCMOS) are used to sense the intensity of …