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A. Baharmast, T. Ruotsalainen and J. Kostamovaara, "A Low Noise, Wide Dynamic Range TOF Laser Radar Receiver Based on Pulse Shaping Techniques," 2018 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), Florence, 2018, pp. 1-5. doi: 10.1109/ISCAS.2018.8351606

A low noise, wide dynamic range TOF laser radar receiver based on pulse shaping techniques

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Author: Baharmast, Aram1; Ruotsalainen, Tarmo1; Kostamovaara, Juha1
Organizations: 1ITEE Faculty, University of Oulu, Circuits and Systems Research Unit (CAS)
Format: article
Version: accepted version
Access: open
Online Access: PDF Full Text (PDF, 1 MB)
Persistent link: http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi-fe2018121450857
Language: English
Published: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2018
Publish Date: 2018-12-14
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Abstract

A time of flight (TOF) laser radar receiver based on unipolar-to-bipolar pulse shaping at its input is presented. The pulse shaping and the non-linear feedback of the transimpedance preamplifier give low timing error and jitter over a wide input pulse amplitude range. This receiver is realized in a 0.35μm CMOS technology and intended to be used in laser ranging with laser pulses of width ~1ns. Post-layout simulations show a dynamic range of more than 1:200000, a trans-impedance gain of 117dbΩ, a bandwidth of 260MHz and an input-referred equivalent current noise of 70nA. These results are achieved while keeping the walk error less than ±55ps (9mm) without any need for complicated calibration methods.

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Series: IEEE International Conference on Circuits and Systems
ISSN: 2379-4461
ISSN-E: 2379-447X
ISSN-L: 2379-4461
ISBN: 978-1-5386-4881-0
ISBN Print: 978-1-5386-4882-7
DOI: 10.1109/ISCAS.2018.8351606
OADOI: https://oadoi.org/10.1109/ISCAS.2018.8351606
Host publication: 2018 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS) : Proceedings
Conference: IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems
Type of Publication: A4 Article in conference proceedings
Field of Science: 213 Electronic, automation and communications engineering, electronics
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Funding: The authors acknowledge financial support from the Academy of Finland (Centre of Excellence in Laser Scanning Research, contract no. 272196 and contracts nos. 255359, 263705 and 251571) and the Infotech Oulu Graduate School.
Academy of Finland Grant Number: 272196
255359
263705
251571
Detailed Information: 272196 (Academy of Finland Funding decision)
255359 (Academy of Finland Funding decision)
263705 (Academy of Finland Funding decision)
251571 (Academy of Finland Funding decision)
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