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A planar-array-based photon counting LiDAR that uses 32-by-32 fiber arrays coupled to an optical lens as a transceiver unit was developed. Using transmitters and receivers with the same design, the proposed device easily achieves a high-precision alignment of 1024 pixels and flexible detection field-of-view design. The LiDAR uses a set of relay lenses to couple echoes from the receiving fiber arrays to the pixels of a planar-array single-photon detector, which has a resolution enhanced by a factor of four (64-by-64) relative to the fiber array to reduce cross talk from neighboring pixels. The results of field experiments demonstrate that the proposed LiDAR can reconstruct a three-dimensional image from a distance of 1600 m. Even at an acquisition time of only 40 ms, targets with an area of approximately 50% can still be identified from 200 frames. These results demonstrate the potential of the LiDAR prototype for use in instantaneous high-density point-array measurement and long-range wide-FoV 3D imaging, which can be used in remote sensing applications such as airborne surveys and mapping. 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