| Citation: | WANG Chong, YANG Jia-hao, ZHU Bing-li, HAN Jiang-hao, DANG Wen-bin. Short pulse laser drive technology in a distance-selective imaging system[J]. Chinese Optics, 2023, 16(3): 567-577. doi: 10.37188/CO.2022-0142
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In a distance-selected imaging system based on single-photon detection, a short-pulse laser is emitted and synchronization control between the transmitter and receiver is performed, and the detector operates in photon counting mode and integrates in time to complete the imaging. In order to obtain a short pulse laser that meets the system requirements while reducing the system’s size and cost, we propose to apply two types of narrow pulse generation circuits based on RF bipolar transistor and Step Recovery Diode (SRD) to single photon distance selective imaging systems. We introduce the principle and design method of both types and verify the system through simulation, physical fabrication and testing. The characteristics of the pulse generator and factors affecting its pulse width and amplitude are analyzed. The physical test results show that the transistor-based method can generate a narrow pulse with a rise time of 903.5 ps, a fall time of 946.1 ps, a pulse width of 824 ps, and an amplitude of 2.46 V; the SRD-based method can generate a narrow pulse with a rise time of 456.8 ps, a fall time of 458.3 ps, a pulse width of 1.5 ns, and an amplitude of 2.38 V; and the repetition frequency of both can reach 50 MHz. Both design methods can be used with external current-driven laser diodes to achieve excellent short pulse laser output.
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