The present invention relates to a three-dimensional imaging
photon counting
system using N-fold pulse coding and a counting method. The
system includes a total controller, a
signal generator, a pulselaser, a transmission optical
system, a receiving optical system, a Gm-APD array
detector, and a TCSPC (time-correlated single
photon counter) and a
signal processing unit. According to the method ofthe present invention, the total controller controls the
signal generator to generate N-fold pulse signals; the N-fold pulse signals are converted into pulse optical signals through the
pulsed laser;thee pulse optical signals hit a target object through the transmission optical system; the energy of echo pulse signals reflected by the target object is collected by the receiving optical system; the echo pulse signals irradiate the Gm-APD array
detector; signals generated by the
detector pass through the TCSPC (time-correlated single
photon counter); counted signals are transmitted to the
signal processing unit for
time correlation and solution; and a counting result is transmitted to the total control module, and the total control module outputs a result. With the counting method of the invention adopted, the problems of strength
information loss and incapability of resisting environmental interference in the prior art can be solved.