Time of Flight vs. FMCW LiDAR Systems

Recent papers1, 2, 3, 4, 5 have presented a number of marketing claims about the benefits of Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave (FMCW) LiDAR systems. As might be expected, there is more to the story than the headlines claim. This article will examine these claims and offer a technical comparison of Time of Flight (ToF) vs. FMCW LiDAR for each of them.