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http://dx.doi.org/10.3807/KJOP.2021.32.2.079

A Study of the Optical System of a Time-of-flight Laser Distance Sensor for a Long Distance with Minimized Divergence Beam Angle  

Lee, Hyun-Hwa (Department of Nano & Semiconductor Engineering, Korea Polytechnic University)
Seo, Jae-Yeong (Department of Nano & Semiconductor Engineering, Korea Polytechnic University)
Jung, Mee-Suk (Department of Nano & Semiconductor Engineering, Korea Polytechnic University)
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Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics / v.32, no.2, 2021 , pp. 79-85 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this paper, a study is conducted on the design of an optical system of a time-of-flight (TOF) laser distance sensor that can measure long distances by minimizing beam divergence. When measuring a long distance, the amount of light on the object's surface decreases as the distance increases, due to the diffusion angle of the laser beam, and thus the beam at the sensor also decreases, causing measurement errors. In general, a cylindrical lens is used to reduce the divergence beam angle. However, an optical system using a cylindrical lens has the problem of degraded performance due to the difficulty with assembly tolerance, as well as the problem of the increased size of the optical system, and thus the use of aspherical lenses has been increasing recently. Therefore, in this study, the optical efficiencies and assembly tolerances of optical systems using respectively a cylindrical lens and an aspherical lens are compared and analyzed.
Keywords
Aspherical lens; Cylindrical lens; Laser distance sensor; Optical design;
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