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    • Optics and Photonics
    • Metrology
    • Signal Processing

    Background:

    • Amplitude Modulated Continuous Wave (AMCW) Time of Flight (ToF) range imaging offers full-field distance measurements.
    • Digital hardware in AMCW ToF systems introduces harmonic content, a primary source of measurement error.
    • Current harmonic correction methods often require extra measurements and can amplify noise.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To develop an improved data acquisition procedure for AMCW ToF range imaging.
    • To intrinsically correct for harmonic errors without auxiliary measurements.
    • To specifically target and eliminate the third harmonic, a significant contributor to distance measurement inaccuracies.

    Main Methods:

    • A minor modification to the standard data acquisition procedure for AMCW ToF systems was implemented.
    • The modified procedure was designed to be inherently invariant to specific harmonic frequencies.
    • Focus was placed on eliminating the third harmonic, a dominant source of error.

    Main Results:

    • The modified acquisition procedure successfully eliminated the third harmonic component.
    • The elimination of the third harmonic was achieved without a significant increase in the noise variance.
    • Distance measurements are intrinsically more accurate due to harmonic reduction.

    Conclusions:

    • A novel, simple modification to AMCW ToF data acquisition effectively suppresses harmonic errors.
    • This method provides intrinsic harmonic invariance, reducing the need for complex post-processing.
    • The technique enhances the accuracy of distance measurements in ToF imaging systems without compromising noise levels.