Method for optical distance measurement, wherein a plurality of measuring pulses is transmitted by at least one transmission matrix with several transmitting elements (12 0,0 to 12 127,255), wherein at least one transmitted measuring pulse is reflected by a measuring object in the form of a reflected measuring pulse, wherein the at least one measuring pulse reflected on the measuring object is received by at least one reception matrix with several receiving elements (52 0,0 to 52 127,255), wherein the transit time of the at least one measuring pulse to the measuring object is determined, wherein the distance covered by the measuring pulse to the measuring object is determined by means of the speed of light, wherein the transmission matrix has a first subset of the transmitting elements (12 0,0 to 12 127,255) and a second subset of the transmitting elements (12 0,0 to 12 127,255), each comprising a plurality of transmitting elements (12 0,0 to 12 127,255), wherein the first subset and/or the second subset of the transmitting elements (12 0,0 to 12 127,255) form a spatially correlated area of the transmission matrix, characterized in that the transmitting elements (12 0,0 to 12 127,255) of the first subset or the second subset during activity simultaneously transmit at least one measuring pulse each, wherein the transmitting elements (12 0,0 to 12 127,255) of the transmission matrix are activated and/or deactivated in such a way that at a first point in time only the first subset of the transmitting elements (12 0,0 to 12 127,255) is active, so that only the at least one transmitting element assigned to the first subset of the transmitting elements (12 0,0 to 12 127,255) sends out a measuring pulse, and that at a second point in time only the second subset of the transmitting elements (12 0,0 to 12 127,255) is active, so that only the at least one transmitting element assigned to the second subset of the transmitting elements (12 0,0 to 12 127,255) sends out a measuring pulse, wherein the method comprises the transmission of the measuring pulses under different transmission angles by means of at least two transmission optics, wherein at least part of the transmission elements (12 0,0 to 12 127,255) is arranged in a focal plane of the at least two transmission optics, wherein the method uses several transmission matrices, wherein a transmission optics is assigned to each of the transmission matrices for transmitting the measuring pulses under different angles, or wherein the method uses one single transmission matrix, wherein different transmission optics are assigned to different subsets of the transmission elements (12 0,0 to 12 127,255) of the transmission matrix. wherein a plurality of measuring pulses is transmitted by at least one transmission matrix with several transmitting elements (12 0,0 to 12 127,255), wherein at least one transmitted measuring pulse is reflected by a measuring object in the form of a reflected measuring pulse, wherein the at least one measuring pulse reflected on the measuring object is received by at least one reception matrix with several receiving elements (52 0,0 to 52 127,255), wherein the transit time of the at least one measuring pulse to the measuring object is determined, wherein the distance covered by the measuring pulse to the measuring object is determined by means of the speed of light, wherein the transmission matrix has a first subset of the transmitting elements (12 0,0 to 12 127,255) and a second subset of the transmitting elements (12 0,0 to 12 127,255), each comprising a plurality of transmitting elements (12 0,0 to 12 127,255), wherein the first subset and/or the second subset of the transmitting elements (12 0,0 to 12 127,255) form a spatially correlated area of the transmission matrix, characterized in that the transmitting elements (12 0,0 to 12 127,255) of the first subset or the second subset during activity simultaneously transmit at least one measuring pulse each, wherein the transmitting elements (12 0,0 to 12 127,255) of the transmission matrix are activated and/or deactivated in such a way that at a first point in time only the first subset of the transmitting elements (12 0,0 to 12 127,255) is active, so that only the at least one transmitting element assigned to the first subset of the transmitting elements (12 0,0 to 12 127,255) sends out a measuring pulse, and that at a second point in time only the second subset of the transmitting elements (12 0,0 to 12 127,255) is active, so that only the at least one transmitting element assigned to the second subset of the transmitting elements (12 0,0 to 12 127,255) sends out a measuring pulse, wherein the method comprises the transmission of the measuring pulses under different transmission angles by means of at least two transmission optics, wherein at least part of the transmission elements (12 0,0 to 12 127,255) is arranged in a focal plane of the at least two transmission optics, wherein the method uses several transmission matrices, wherein a transmission optics is assigned to each of the transmission matrices for transmitting the measuring pulses under different angles, or wherein the method uses one single transmission matrix, wherein different transmission optics are assigned to different subsets of the transmission elements (12 0,0 to 12 127,255) of the transmission matrix.