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<p>Traditional Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) systems rely on a modulated light source to encode information in the probe signal to measure distances. Alternatively, thermal LIDAR uses non-modulated thermal sources of bunched light. In this work, we demonstrate a bunched photon source at telecom wavelength, incorporated in a photon-counting LIDAR system, which determines distances by measuring the second-order correlation. The source is a sub-threshold laser spectrally filtered to extend coherence time, producing an oscillating <i>g</i><sup>(2)</sup> curve with an enhanced bunching peak. Utilizing this oscillating bunching increases the signal-to-noise ratio and decreases the number of correlation events required to perform a measurement. This system achieves 2 ps resolution in both fiber-based and free-space measurements with up to 65 dB attenuation and ranges up to 87 km in optical fibers. Our approach demonstrates the possibility of increasing the bunching of classical light sources and improving their usability for LIDAR.</p>

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Thermal light with enhanced oscillating bunching in field-tested photon-counting LIDAR

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    2025年12月29日

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  • Theodor Staffas,
  • Jim Cleveborg,
  • Jun Gao,
  • Ali W. Elshaari,
  • Val Zwiller

摘要

Traditional Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) systems rely on a modulated light source to encode information in the probe signal to measure distances. Alternatively, thermal LIDAR uses non-modulated thermal sources of bunched light. In this work, we demonstrate a bunched photon source at telecom wavelength, incorporated in a photon-counting LIDAR system, which determines distances by measuring the second-order correlation. The source is a sub-threshold laser spectrally filtered to extend coherence time, producing an oscillating g(2) curve with an enhanced bunching peak. Utilizing this oscillating bunching increases the signal-to-noise ratio and decreases the number of correlation events required to perform a measurement. This system achieves 2 ps resolution in both fiber-based and free-space measurements with up to 65 dB attenuation and ranges up to 87 km in optical fibers. Our approach demonstrates the possibility of increasing the bunching of classical light sources and improving their usability for LIDAR.