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Therefore, in a previous work, we have applied this approach to the reset and signal level images of a short-wave infrared laser GV camera whose read-out integrated circuit is capable of correlated double sampling originally designed for the reduction of kTC noise (reset noise). This camera consists of a 640 x 512 avalanche photodiode focal plane array based on mercury cadmium telluride with a pixel pitch of 15 μm. The great advantage of this idea is the fact that these images are extracted from only one single laser pulse with a marginal time difference in between. This allows 3D imaging of fast moving objects. However, a drawback of this method is the very limited 3D range in which 3D reconstruction is possible. In this paper, we describe and discuss two measures to extend the 3D range. First, refining the algorithm for 3D reconstruction is investigated, particularly using a quadratic model instead of a linear model as in previous work. Second, we use an illumination laser with longer pulse duration than before to study the influence of laser pulse length on 3D range in real experiments. Based on these measured data, we simulate further temporal stretching of the laser pulse, to evaluate the potential of this approach to extend the 3D range. |
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3D modeling
Pulsed laser operation
Avalanche photodetectors
Sensors
Cameras
Short wave infrared radiation
3D image reconstruction
