Multi-element arrays for LADAR

Author

Marsh, John H.

Author_Institution

Dept of Electron. & EE, Univ. of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK

fYear

2009

fDate

22-24 Sept. 2009

Firstpage

25

Lastpage

26

Abstract

Remote optical sensing using laser radiation is being increasing deployed for both military and civilian applications. The technique, commonly known as LADAR or LIDAR, uses an optical range finder to determine relative displacement and velocity. LADAR can also be used to measure the environment, for example atmospheric turbulence or pollution. In addition, smart cameras are emerging, where a conventional 2-D image is supplemented with distance information to give a complete 3-D picture, with applications in autonomous vehicles and collision avoidance systems.

Keywords

displacement measurement; laser ranging; optical radar; remote sensing by laser beam; semiconductor laser arrays; velocity measurement; 2D image; LADAR; LIDAR; atmospheric turbulence; autonomous vehicles; civilian applications; collision avoidance systems; distance information; laser radiation; military applications; monolithic laser arrays; multi-element arrays; optical range finder; pollution measurement; relative displacement determination; remote optical sensing; smart cameras; velocity determination; Diode lasers; Laser beams; Laser radar; Light scattering; Optical arrays; Optical filters; Optical receivers; Optical scattering; Optical waveguides; Semiconductor laser arrays;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Avionics, Fiber-Optics and Phototonics Technology Conference, 2009. AVFOP '09. IEEE

Conference_Location

San Antonio, TX

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-3358-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/AVFOP.2009.5342701

Filename

5342701