• DocumentCode
    1968947
  • Title

    Experiment on coherent laser altimeter

  • Author

    Yang, Fu ; He, Yan ; Chen, Weibiao

  • Author_Institution
    Shanghai Key Lab. of All Solid-State Laser & Appl. Tech., Chinese Acad. of Sci., Shanghai, China
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    30-3 Aug. 2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    A laser altimeter based on coherent heterodyne detection is presented. 20 cm range accuracy is obtained when the transmitted laser power is 1 mW, the target distance is 33 m, and the telescope aperture is 30 cm.
  • Keywords
    altimeters; heterodyne detection; laser beams; measurement by laser beam; optical signal detection; remote sensing by laser beam; telescopes; coherent heterodyne detection; coherent laser altimeter; distance 33 m; frequency modulation; laser power; power 1 mW; remote sensing; size 30 cm; telescope; Chirp modulation; Fiber lasers; Laser modes; Laser theory; Local oscillators; Optical pulses; Power lasers; Signal processing; Solid lasers; Telescopes; coherent detection; remote sensing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers & Electro Optics & The Pacific Rim Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009. CLEO/PACIFIC RIM '09. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Shanghai
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-3829-7
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-3830-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEOPR.2009.5292078
  • Filename
    5292078