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    Area of Science:

    • Optics and Photonics
    • Remote Sensing Technologies
    • Robotics and Autonomous Systems

    Background:

    • Lidar (light detection and ranging) is crucial for 3D imaging in remote sensing and autonomous vehicles.
    • Coherent Lidar offers precision but is limited by laser spectral linewidth, restricting detection range.
    • Existing technologies necessitate high-coherence laser sources, posing a challenge for long-distance applications.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To develop a long-distance 3D Lidar imaging technique that removes coherence length limitations.
    • To eliminate the need for high-coherence laser sources in Lidar systems.
    • To enable precise 3D point cloud generation for unmanned systems at extended ranges.

    Main Methods:

    • Generating optical sidebands by modulating a continuous wave (CW) laser with multiple radio-frequency (RF) tones.
    • Utilizing relative phase changes between RF sidebands, which are independent of laser phase noise, for distance determination.
    • Implementing proprietary post-processing and triangulation algorithms for accurate target localization.

    Main Results:

    • Demonstrated precise 3D imaging and point cloud generation using the multi-tone coherent Lidar technique.
    • Achieved accurate distance measurements at optical power reception levels as low as sub-10 picowatts (pW).
    • Extended the effective detection range up to approximately 12 times beyond the coherence length of the employed CW laser.

    Conclusions:

    • The proposed multi-tone coherent Lidar method effectively removes coherence length restrictions.
    • This technique enables precise long-distance 3D Lidar imaging, crucial for applications like spacecraft and aerial remote sensing.
    • The findings pave the way for more robust and versatile Lidar systems in demanding environments.