WORKSHOP PAPER
1kFPS Time-of-Flight Imaging with a 3D-stacked CMOS SPAD Sensor
Istvan Gyongy1, Sam W. Hutchings1, Max Tyler2, Susan Chan2, Feng Zhu2, Robert K. Henderson1, Jonathan Leach2
1The University of Edinburgh, Institute for Integrated Micro and Nano Systems, Edinburgh, U.K.
2Heriot-Watt University, Institute of Photonics and Quantum Sciences, Edinburgh, U.K.

Abstract

Current 3D Time-of-Flight (ToF) systems typically offer video frame rates. However, in safety-critical applications, such as automotive LIDAR, faster frame rates, and a reduced latency in 3D perception, would be of considerable benefit. This paper presents initial 3D imaging results from a direct ToF SPAD image sensor, with in-pixel photon processing, that can operate at frame rates exceeding 1kFPS.
Publisher: IISS (Int. Image Sensors Society)
Year: 2019
Workshop: IISW
URL: https://doi.org/10.60928/jf9e-4xi2
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Keywords

Time-of-Flight, 3D imaging, SPAD sensor,

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