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Physics

Single-Photon Avalanche Diode Arrays for Time-of-Flight LiDAR

Quick fact

A SPAD can detect a single photon with a timing jitter of only a few tens of picoseconds, enabling distance measurements with centimeter-level accuracy over distances of hundreds of meters.

Why this is interesting

Imagine being able to 'see' a single photon of light as it bounces off an object and returns to you. What if such a tiny signal was the key to self-driving cars and robot vision?