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    • Optics and Photonics
    • Remote Sensing Technology
    • Signal Processing

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    • Continuous wave (CW) lidar systems are crucial for remote sensing.
    • Existing CW lidar techniques often require amplitude, frequency, or phase sweeping for ranging and velocimetry.
    • Limitations exist in achieving simultaneous, high-accuracy measurements with simpler CW lidar configurations.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To analytically model and experimentally verify simultaneous ranging and velocimetry using multi-tone continuous wave (MTCW) lidar.
    • To assess the ranging performance of MTCW lidar against traditional time-of-flight (ToF) techniques.
    • To demonstrate the feasibility of MTCW lidar for dynamic target tracking without complex sweeping.

    Main Methods:

    • Development of analytical models for MTCW lidar signal processing.
    • Experimental setup for comparative ranging measurements between MTCW and ToF lidar.
    • Implementation of MTCW lidar for simultaneous distance and velocity measurements of a moving target.
    • Analysis of Doppler shift frequency resolution for velocimetry accuracy.

    Main Results:

    • MTCW lidar achieved an average ranging deviation of approximately 0.75 cm with over 90% fitting accuracy.
    • Ranging accuracy was comparable to ToF measurements, limited by detector bandwidth.
    • Simultaneous velocimetry measurements on a moving target yielded an accuracy of ±0.8 cm/s.
    • Successful demonstration of MTCW lidar without amplitude, frequency, or phase sweeping.

    Conclusions:

    • MTCW lidar offers a viable and accurate method for simultaneous ranging and velocimetry.
    • The technique shows potential for enhanced remote sensing applications in oceanography, atmospheric sciences, and autonomous vehicles.
    • Future improvements in MTCW lidar can further enhance its capabilities for advanced remote sensing.