Table 1 Specifications for the main/long-range LiDAR

From: Progress and prospects for LiDAR-oriented optical phased arrays based on photonic integrated circuits

Performance (unit)

Spec.

Notes

Range (m)

200 ~ 300

Target reflectivity ≤ 10%

Dynamic range ≥ 70 dB

Ranging Precision (cm)

<1

<5

0 ~ 50 m

>50 m

Angular Resolution (°)

<0.1

In both Horizontal & Vertical,

Equivalent spot size is ~50 cm @ 300 m

Horizontal FOV (°)

120 ~ 360

Equivalent point-rate

>6 × 106 pps*

pps, point per second

Vertical FOV (°)

>25

Framerate (Hz)

≥20

  1. *At the maximum range, the roundtrip time of light is about 2 us since at least one photon is required. This limited the minimum measurement time to be larger than the roundtrip time and the single channel point-rate <5 × 105 pps.