• Laser & Optoelectronics Progress
  • Vol. 59, Issue 16, 1611001 (2022)
Zhongqiu Xia1、*, Haizhi Song2, Yanli Shi3, and Yongchao Zheng1
Author Affiliations
  • 1Beijing Institute of Space Mechanics & Electricity, Beijing 100094, China
  • 2South-West Institute of Technical Physics, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan , China
  • 3School of Physics and Astronomy, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, Yunnan , China
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    DOI: 10.3788/LOP202259.1611001 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Zhongqiu Xia, Haizhi Song, Yanli Shi, Yongchao Zheng. Simulation Techniques of a Space-Borne Single-Photon Counting Imaging System[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2022, 59(16): 1611001 Copy Citation Text show less
    Difference between Gaussian pulse function and heavy tail pulse function
    Fig. 1. Difference between Gaussian pulse function and heavy tail pulse function
    Optical system of single-photon imaging
    Fig. 2. Optical system of single-photon imaging
    Polarization filtering model of backscattering of optical system
    Fig. 3. Polarization filtering model of backscattering of optical system
    Flow chart of photon-counting of laser echo impulse
    Fig. 4. Flow chart of photon-counting of laser echo impulse
    Flow chart of photon counting of laser echo pulse
    Fig. 5. Flow chart of photon counting of laser echo pulse
    Photon number of pulse laser echo in different orbit altitudes. (a) Orbit altitude 36000 km; (b) orbit altitude 500 km; (c) orbit altitude 250 km; (d) orbit altitude 50 km
    Fig. 6. Photon number of pulse laser echo in different orbit altitudes. (a) Orbit altitude 36000 km; (b) orbit altitude 500 km; (c) orbit altitude 250 km; (d) orbit altitude 50 km
    Photon number of pulse laser echo in same replication number and different gate number. (a) Replication number 100,gate number 2000; (b) replication number 100,gate number 200; (c) replication number 100,gate number 20; (d) replication number 100,gate number 4
    Fig. 7. Photon number of pulse laser echo in same replication number and different gate number. (a) Replication number 100,gate number 2000; (b) replication number 100,gate number 200; (c) replication number 100,gate number 20; (d) replication number 100,gate number 4
    Photon number of pulse laser echo when replication number not less than gate number. (a) Replication number 2000,gate number 2000; (b) replication number 2000,gate number 1000; (c) replication number 1000,gate number 1000; (d) replication number 1000,gate number 200
    Fig. 8. Photon number of pulse laser echo when replication number not less than gate number. (a) Replication number 2000,gate number 2000; (b) replication number 2000,gate number 1000; (c) replication number 1000,gate number 1000; (d) replication number 1000,gate number 200
    ParameterNominal value
    Wavelength /nm1550
    Half pulse width PW /ns10
    Pulse energy E /mJ20
    Pulse repetition frequency flaser /Hz2000
    Average power P¯ /W40
    Table 1. Pulse laser parameters
    ParameterNominal value
    Focal length f /m6.5
    F#6.5
    Transmittance ρ0.9
    Table 2. Optical system parameters
    ParameterNominal value
    Array size16×16
    Pixel size p /μm10
    Filling factor FFF0.6
    Photon detection efficiency EPDE0.3
    Dark count rate RDCR /s-1107
    Dead time TDT /ns100
    Timing jitter /ps50
    Table 3. SPAD parameters
    No.ReplicationGatePeak valuePeak time /sTime accuracy /sRanging accuracy /m
    1200020004300.0033+1.9450×10-86.0000×10-100.0900
    2200010005790.0033+2.1200×10-81.1500×10-90.1725
    3100010002940.0033+1.9000×10-81.0500×10-90.1575
    410002005100.0033+2.3000×10-82.9500×10-90.4425
    Table 4. Simulation results of ranging accuracy
    Zhongqiu Xia, Haizhi Song, Yanli Shi, Yongchao Zheng. Simulation Techniques of a Space-Borne Single-Photon Counting Imaging System[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2022, 59(16): 1611001
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