Very fast time resolved imaging in multiparameter measurement space

A lidar imaging system for optical measurements of a medium with any objects therein;

• said system comprising:
• a light source for emitting at least one light pulse into such medium;
• and
• means for receiving the at least one light pulse reflected from such medium and for forming from each reflected pulse a set of plural substantially simultaneous two-dimensional output images, each image representing reflected energy in two dimensions.

A streak lidar imaging system for making measurements of a medium with any objects therein;

• said system comprising:
• a light source for emitting into such medium a beam in an eye-safe wavelength range;
• an imaging device for receiving light reflected from such medium and forming an image of the reflected light;
• an upconverter for generating light at or near the visible wavelength region in response to the reflected light in an eye-safe wavelength range;
• and
• a device for displacing the image along a streak direction.

A streak lidar imaging system for making measurements of a medium with any objects therein;

• said system comprising:
• a light source for emitting into such medium a beam in a substantially eye-safe wavelencrth range;
• an imaging device for receiving light reflected from such medium and forming an image of the reflected light;
• an upconverter for generating light at or near the visible wavelength region in response to the reflected light in a substantially eye-safe wavelength range;
• and
• a device for displacing the image alone a streak direction;
• wherein:
• the light source emits said beam in a wavelength range at substantially 1½ microns.

A streak lidar imaging system comprising:

• a light source for emitting a beam;
• an imaging device for receiving light originating from the source and for forming an image of the received light;
• at least one microelectromechanical-system mirror for displacing the image along a streak direction;
• and
• an image-responsive element for receiving and responding to the displaced image.