This book provides a deep insight into the coherent optical FMCW-LiDAR, starting from the fundamental operation of the coherent optical transceiver, to move into spectral processing to extract the required target information. The book provides a detailed analysis of the electrical and optical engineering aspects of the LiDAR, developing a thorough theory and modeling of coherent optical signals and noise sources involved in the coherent detection of the received signal. A large part of the book is devoted to the theory of the spectral noise generated by the optical coherent detection and the subsequent signal processing. The intent of this book is to provide the reader with a thorough understanding of the coherent optical FMCW- LiDAR for an optimized design approach.

Stefano Bottacchi currently works as Scientific Consultant in optical communications, photonic devices and technology. Previously, he served as Optical Scientist at Baraja Pty. Ltd. to develop the Code-Modulated optical coherent LiDAR. He has previously worked for several leading telecom companies and research organizations, including Lumentum, USA, Polytechnic of Milan, Heinrich Hertz Institute, Berlin, Imperial College, London, MACOM Technologies, USA, and Huawei Research Center, Munich, DE. Dr. Bottacchi has more than 30 years’ experience of optical components and system design. He has published four books in the field of optical communication engineering, one book on the theory and modeling of cylindrical nanostructures for high-resolution coverage spectroscopy, and one book on the Code-Modulated coherent optical LiDAR. He authored many Optica peer-reviewed articles. He is Senior Member of IEEE and Optica.