Light emitter and a receiver form the sensing elements of an Optical time-of-flight (ToF) long range proximity and distance sensing system. The emitter sends modulated light pulses. These are commonly known by various names, including LIDAR and time of flight sensors, although there is actually overlap in. Optical distance sensors perform different measurement tasks in various applications with varying requirements with regard to accuracy, resolution and size. This document describes the detailed functionality of ToF proximity systems, explains the trade-offs involved in a typical ToF system and provides a step-by-step design flow.
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[pdf] Many different forms of optical modulation and multiplexing have been employed in coherent optical modules. Some coherent optical modules can fall back to older, simpler modulation techniques such as (NRZ) and/or with 4 levels (PAM-4) when appropriate. This is used, for example, when it is discovered that the module on the other end of the link does not support coherent.
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