摘要：An optimized design of laser range finding system using the self-mixing effect in a single-mode verticalcavity surface-emitting laser （VCSEL） is proposed. In order to improve the ranging accuracy and expand dynamic measurement range, we apply difference frequency analog phase-locked loop （PLL） instead of fast Fourier transform （FFT） to process signal, and choose the optimum triangular wave frequency .fm= 500 Hz and small modulation current △Ip p = 0.28 mA to modulate single-mode VCSEL. The experiment results show that, without controlling the laser＇s temperature, the ranging accuracy is better than 2 mm and the measurement dynamic range is as large as 50-500 mm when the sampling time is 0.1 s and the room temperature is 0--55℃.