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We establish the multiparameter quantum Cram\'er-Rao bound for simultaneously estimating the centroid, the separation, and the relative intensities of two incoherent optical point sources using alinear imaging system. For equally bright…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-12-13 J. Rehacek , Z. Hradil , B. Stoklasa , M. Paur , J. Grover , A. Krzic , L. L. Sanchez-Soto

In this paper, we describe a strategy for training neural networks for object detection in range images obtained from one type of LiDAR sensor using labeled data from a different type of LiDAR sensor. Additionally, an efficient model for…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2019-12-06 Manuel Herzog , Klaus Dietmayer

In order to enhance LIDAR performance metrics such as target detection sensitivity, noise resilience and ranging accuracy, we exploit the strong temporal correlation within the photon pairs generated in continuous-wave pumped semiconductor…

We propose to use multiphoton interferences of photons emitted from statistically independent thermal light sources in combination with linear optical detection techniques to reconstruct, i.e., image, arbitrary source geometries in one…

Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) technology has proven to be an important part of many robotics systems. Surface normals estimated from LiDAR data are commonly used for a variety of tasks in such systems. As most of the today's…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-04-23 Igor Bogoslavskyi , Konstantinos Zampogiannis , Raymond Phan

Collective emission of light from distributions of two-level systems (TLSs) was first predicted in 1954 by Robert Dicke, who showed that when $N$ quantum emitters absorb photons, their collective radiative decay rate can be enhanced…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-04-15 Hamza Patwa , Philip Kurian

LIDAR and RADAR are two commonly used sensors in autonomous driving systems. The extrinsic calibration between the two is crucial for effective sensor fusion. The challenge arises due to the low accuracy and sparse information in RADAR…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-05-19 Peng Jiang , Srikanth Saripalli

Superradiance is one of the outstanding problems in quantum optics since Dicke introduced the concept of enhanced directional spontaneous emission by an ensemble of identical two-level atoms. The effect is based on correlated collective…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-01-15 S. Oppel , R. Wiegner , G. S. Agarwal , J. von Zanthier

Light detection and ranging is a key technology for a number of applications, from relatively simple distance ranging to environmental monitoring. When dealing with low photon numbers an important issue is the improvement of the signal-…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-07-31 Walter Zedda , Ilaria Gianani , Vincenzo Berardi , Marco Barbieri

We obtain the ultimate quantum limit for estimating the transverse separation of two thermal point sources using a given imaging system with limited spatial bandwidth. We show via the quantum Cram\'er-Rao bound that, contrary to the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-11-29 Ranjith Nair , Mankei Tsang

Using a laser-based ranging method for precise environmental 3D sensing, LiDAR has numerous applications in science and industry. However, conventional LiDAR face challenges in simultaneously achieving high ranging precision and fast…

Optics · Physics 2024-12-10 Lizong Dong , Qinggai Mi , Siyu Zhou , Yuetang Yang , Yuanzu Wang , Guanhao Wu

LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) is an advanced active remote sensing technique working on the principle of time of travel (ToT) for capturing highly accurate 3D information of the surroundings. LiDAR has gained wide attention in…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-02-16 Shreelakshmi C R , Surya S. Durbha , Gaganpreet Singh

Super- and subradiance are usually described in the framework of Dicke collective states, which is an ``atomic picture'' in which the electromagnetic field only provides an effective interaction between the atoms. Here, we discuss a…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2023-01-09 S. Asselie , A. Cipris , W. Guerin

Many quantum sensing suggestions rely on temporal correlations found in photon pairs generated by parametric down-conversion. In this work, we show that the temporal correlations in light with a thermal photon statistics can be equally…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-07-31 Peng Kian Tan , Xi Jie Yeo , Alvin Zhen Wei Leow , Lijiong Shen , Christian Kurtsiefer

In a context of 3D mapping, it is very important to get accurate measurements from sensors. In particular, Light Detection And Ranging (LIDAR) measurements are typically treated as a zero-mean Gaussian distribution. We show that this…

Robotics · Computer Science 2019-08-29 Johann Laconte , Simon-Pierre Deschênes , Mathieu Labussière , François Pomerleau

We report the experimental observation of superradiant emission emanating from an elongated dense ensemble of laser cooled two-level atoms, with a radial extent smaller than the transition wavelength. In the presence of a strong driving…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2021-12-22 G. Ferioli , A. Glicenstein , F. Robicheaux , R. T. Sutherland , A. Browaeys , I. Ferrier-Barbut

Light detection and ranging (LIDAR) is critical to many fields in science and industry. Over the last decade, optical frequency combs were shown to offer unique advantages in optical ranging, in particular when it comes to fast distance…

Lidars are depth measuring sensors widely used in autonomous driving and augmented reality. However, the large volume of data produced by lidars can lead to high costs in data storage and transmission. While lidar data can be represented as…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-06-07 Xuanyu Zhou , Charles R. Qi , Yin Zhou , Dragomir Anguelov

LiDAR is used in autonomous driving to provide 3D spatial information and enable accurate perception in off-road environments, aiding in obstacle detection, mapping, and path planning. Learning-based LiDAR semantic segmentation utilizes…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-09-02 Kasi Viswanath , Peng Jiang , Sujit PB , Srikanth Saripalli

3D imaging is increasingly impacting areas such as space, defense, automation, medical and automotive industries. The most well-known optical 3D imaging systems are LIDAR systems that rely on Time of Flight (ToF) measurement. The depth…

Optics · Physics 2022-07-21 Koray Ürkmen , Emre Yüce