Detection performance improvement of photon counting chirped amplitude modulation lidar with response probability correction*

Project supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the National Defense Basic Scientific Research, China (Grant No. JCKY2016603C007).

Sun Yi-Fei1, Zhang Zi-Jing1, †, Zhao Li-Yuan2, Sun Wei-Min2, ‡, Zhao Yuan1, §
       

(color online) Comparison between intermediate frequency (IF) signals with and without the correction method for different echo signal intensities: (a), (b) Ns = 3; (c), (d) Ns = 6; (e), (f) Ns = 9.