Comparison of illumination sources for imaging systems for different applications

Milad Gholipour Vazimali, Orges Furxhi, Yousef Alahmadi, Ronald Driggers

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Abstract

This work provides a survey of illumination sources versus application requirements for some common 3D imaging approaches. Sources for FMCW, pulsed, and flash LiDAR, in applications such as autonomous driving, face recognition, and underwater imaging are discussed. The requirements and restrictions for each application are considered, including power, maximum range, field of view, and eye safety. In the context of these application requirements and restrictions, source characteristics such as coherence length, average power, peak power, bandwidth, and timing characteristics are used to evaluate the suitability of each source. This multidimensional survey attempts to provide a matrix with suitable sources for time of flight (ToF), frequency modulated continuous wave (FMCW) and flash lidar systems for various applications.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationLaser Radar Technology and Applications XXIV
EditorsMonte D. Turner, Gary W. Kamerman
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Electronic)9781510626751
DOIs
StatePublished - 2019
Externally publishedYes
EventLaser Radar Technology and Applications XXIV 2019 - Baltimore, United States
Duration: Apr 16 2019Apr 17 2019

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume11005
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Conference

ConferenceLaser Radar Technology and Applications XXIV 2019
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityBaltimore
Period4/16/194/17/19

Keywords

  • 3D Imaging
  • FMCW
  • Illumination source
  • LiDAR
  • Time of Flight
  • ToF
  • light source

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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