Acronym · Photonics, MEMS & Sensors
dToF (direct Time of Flight)
Depth sensing that fires a short laser pulse and measures the actual round-trip travel time of returning photons, usually with SPADs and time-to-digital converters.
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- Direct time-of-flight
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- Photonics, MEMS & Sensors, Image sensors
Notes
Preferred for long range and strong ambient light because timing is unambiguous, unlike phase-based methods.
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