A light detection and ranging, LIDAR, sensor, comprising: an optical pulsed transmitter; and an optical receiver, wherein the receiver includes: a plurality of pixels, wherein each pixel includes a receiver circuit, wherein each receiver circuit includes: a photosensitive input circuit having at least two terminals (44, 46), wherein a first terminal is coupled to a detector voltage supply and a second terminal is coupled to a pulse voltage node; a logarithmic-signal circuit including at least one PN junction, wherein the P-type terminal of the PN junction is coupled to the pulse voltage node and the N-type terminal of the PN junction coupled to a constant potential, and an impedance-reducing circuit connected between the photosensitive input circuit and the pulse voltage node, wherein the impedance-reducing circuit is electrically coupled to the photosensitive input circuit and to the logarithmic-signal circuit, the impedance-reducing circuit including at least a common-gate transistor coupled to the pulse voltage node, wherein the impedance-reducing circuit includes a bias transistor wherein the bias transistor provides DC bias current to the common-gate transistor. an optical pulsed transmitter; and an optical receiver, wherein the receiver includes: a plurality of pixels, wherein each pixel includes a receiver circuit, wherein each receiver circuit includes: a photosensitive input circuit having at least two terminals (44, 46), wherein a first terminal is coupled to a detector voltage supply and a second terminal is coupled to a pulse voltage node; a logarithmic-signal circuit including at least one PN junction, wherein the P-type terminal of the PN junction is coupled to the pulse voltage node and the N-type terminal of the PN junction coupled to a constant potential, and an impedance-reducing circuit connected between the photosensitive input circuit and the pulse voltage node, wherein the impedance-reducing circuit is electrically coupled to the photosensitive input circuit and to the logarithmic-signal circuit, the impedance-reducing circuit including at least a common-gate transistor coupled to the pulse voltage node, wherein the impedance-reducing circuit includes a bias transistor wherein the bias transistor provides DC bias current to the common-gate transistor. a photosensitive input circuit having at least two terminals (44, 46), wherein a first terminal is coupled to a detector voltage supply and a second terminal is coupled to a pulse voltage node; a logarithmic-signal circuit including at least one PN junction, wherein the P-type terminal of the PN junction is coupled to the pulse voltage node and the N-type terminal of the PN junction coupled to a constant potential, and an impedance-reducing circuit connected between the photosensitive input circuit and the pulse voltage node, wherein the impedance-reducing circuit is electrically coupled to the photosensitive input circuit and to the logarithmic-signal circuit, the impedance-reducing circuit including at least a common-gate transistor coupled to the pulse voltage node, wherein the impedance-reducing circuit includes a bias transistor wherein the bias transistor provides DC bias current to the common-gate transistor.