• DocumentCode
    2702584
  • Title

    Frequency-agile laser radar using a periodically-polled lithium niobate optical parametric oscillator

  • Author

    Grayson, T.P. ; Myers, L.E. ; Barnes, L.J. ; Nelson, M.D. ; McDonald, S.A. ; Missey, M.J. ; Dominic, Vince

  • Author_Institution
    USAF Wright Lab., USA
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    1996
  • fDate
    20-23 May 1996
  • Firstpage
    678
  • Abstract
    The incorporation of an optical parametric oscillator (OPO) as the light source for a laser radar system provides remote sensing with frequency agility. Periodically-poled LiNbO3 (PPLN) is an especially promising material for this application because it allows custom engineering of tuning characteristics. The design of such a system, theoretical modeling of clutter reduction performance, and preliminary experimental data are presented in this paper
  • Keywords
    light sources; lithium compounds; optical parametric oscillators; optical radar; optical signal detection; radar clutter; LiNbO3; clutter reduction performance; design; frequency-agile laser radar; light source; optical parametric oscillator; periodically-polled lithium niobate; theoretical modeling; Frequency; Laser modes; Laser radar; Laser tuning; Light sources; Lithium; Nonlinear optics; Optical sensors; Oscillators; Radar remote sensing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Aerospace and Electronics Conference, 1996. NAECON 1996., Proceedings of the IEEE 1996 National
  • Conference_Location
    Dayton, OH
  • ISSN
    0547-3578
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-3306-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/NAECON.1996.517723
  • Filename
    517723
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2702584