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Lidar System Delivers Vision Through Clouds and Fog

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JOEL WILLIAMS, ASSOCIATE EDITOR
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Using a single-photon avalanche diode that can detect the arrival times of photons down to a single photon, with precision in the tens of trillions of seconds, researchers at Stanford University have developed a lidar system capable of seeing through opaque objects. The technology has potential for self-driving vehicles and satellite imaging. In terms of timing resolution, the method surpasses most detectors in sensitivity and accuracy, said David Lindell, a graduate student in electrical engineering and lead author of the paper introducing the development. “Like other lidar...Read full article

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    Published: September 2020
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    lidar
    Lidar, short for light detection and ranging, is a remote sensing technology that uses laser light to measure distances and generate precise, three-dimensional information about the shape and characteristics of objects and surfaces. Lidar systems typically consist of a laser scanner, a GPS receiver, and an inertial measurement unit (IMU), all integrated into a single system. Here is how lidar works: Laser emission: A laser emits laser pulses, often in the form of rapid and repetitive laser...
    vision
    The processes in which luminous energy incident on the eye is perceived and evaluated.
    scattering
    Change of the spatial distribution of a beam of radiation when it interacts with a surface or a heterogeneous medium, in which process there is no change of wavelength of the radiation.
    Research & Technologylidar3D imagingLasersvisionx-ray visionscatteringImagingdetectorsSensors & DetectorssensorsStanfordStanford UniversityTech Pulse

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