This paper presents the analysis and comparative evaluation of three background-rejection techniques implemented in CMOS processes for Single Photon Avalanche Diode (SPAD)-based Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) systems, using both Monte Carlo simulations and laboratory measurements. The first technique, known as photon coincidence technique, uses the temporal proximity of multiple detections to reject background light and maximize the detection of photons belonging to the reflected laser pulse. With the second technique, named Auto-Sensitivity (AS) technique, background light is rejected by automatically reducing the SPAD photon-detection probability (PDP), in order to avoid sensor saturation due to the intense environment illumination. The third technique we consider is the last-hit detection, which is able to detect and timestamp the last event impinging on the sensor over the acquisition window rather than the first, maximizing the system performance for long distance targets. Th...

Comparative evaluation of background-rejection techniques for SPAD-based LiDAR systems / Tontini, Alessandro; Gasparini, Leonardo; Manuzzato, Enrico; Perenzoni, Matteo; Passerone, Roberto. - In: INTEGRATION. - ISSN 0167-9260. - 90:(2023), pp. 1-10. [10.1016/j.vlsi.2022.12.007]

Comparative evaluation of background-rejection techniques for SPAD-based LiDAR systems

Tontini, Alessandro;Gasparini, Leonardo;Manuzzato, Enrico;Passerone, Roberto
2023-01-01

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This paper presents the analysis and comparative evaluation of three background-rejection techniques implemented in CMOS processes for Single Photon Avalanche Diode (SPAD)-based Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) systems, using both Monte Carlo simulations and laboratory measurements. The first technique, known as photon coincidence technique, uses the temporal proximity of multiple detections to reject background light and maximize the detection of photons belonging to the reflected laser pulse. With the second technique, named Auto-Sensitivity (AS) technique, background light is rejected by automatically reducing the SPAD photon-detection probability (PDP), in order to avoid sensor saturation due to the intense environment illumination. The third technique we consider is the last-hit detection, which is able to detect and timestamp the last event impinging on the sensor over the acquisition window rather than the first, maximizing the system performance for long distance targets. Th...
2023
Tontini, Alessandro; Gasparini, Leonardo; Manuzzato, Enrico; Perenzoni, Matteo; Passerone, Roberto
Comparative evaluation of background-rejection techniques for SPAD-based LiDAR systems / Tontini, Alessandro; Gasparini, Leonardo; Manuzzato, Enrico; Perenzoni, Matteo; Passerone, Roberto. - In: INTEGRATION. - ISSN 0167-9260. - 90:(2023), pp. 1-10. [10.1016/j.vlsi.2022.12.007]
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