Pseudo-random single photon counting for time-resolved optical measurement

Optics Express
Qiang ZhangNanguang Chen

Abstract

We report a new time-resolved optical measurement method which combines single photon counting and the spread spectrum time-resolved optical measurement method. A laser diode modulated with pseudo-random bit sequences replaces the short pulse laser used in conventional time-resolved optical systems, while a single photon detector records the pulse sequence in response to the modulated excitation. Periodic cross-correlation is used to retrieve the impulse response. Feasibility of our approach is validated experimentally. A rise time around 150 picoseconds has been achieved with our prototype. Besides high temporal resolution, the new method also affords other benefits such as high photon counting rate, fast data acquisition, portability, and low cost.

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Citations

Feb 1, 2010·IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Circuits and Systems· Haiting Tian Nanguang Chen
Jan 25, 2011·Biomedical Optics Express·Qiang ZhangNanguang Chen
Mar 5, 2013·Journal of the Optical Society of America. A, Optics, Image Science, and Vision·Aki Pulkkinen, Tanja Tarvainen
Jun 18, 2020·Sensors·Yang YuKangjian Hua

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