Improved wide-field-of-view lidar

A system based on measuring a time of flight, comprising:

• an emission device configured to emit light pulses toward a scene at an angle greater than or equal to 5°
• a reception device comprising:
• a photodetector configured to receive pulses reflected or backscattered by at least one element of the scene and to convert said pulses into an electrical signal,
• an amplification circuit configured to amplify said electrical signal,
• a processing unit for processing said amplified electrical signal, configured to digitize the amplified electrical signal and determine a distance from said at least one element based on said digitized amplified electrical signal.
• the amplification circuit comprising a transimpedance amplifier, a transformer comprising a primary and a secondary, a capacitor and an inductor arranged in series with said capacitor, the primary of the transformer being connected to an anode of the photodetector, the secondary being connected to said capacitor, said capacitor being connected to an input of said transimpedance amplifier.