Title :
Hybrid LIDAR-radar: Seeing through the scatter
Author :
Mullen, Linda J. ; Contarino, V. Michael
Author_Institution :
NAVAIR, Patuxent River, MD, USA
fDate :
9/1/2000 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Improvements in optical transmitter and receiver design and development have resulted in an increased use of optical techniques for remote sensing applications. A hybrid LIDAR-radar system has been developed that combines the detection and signal-processing techniques of radar with the optical propagation characteristics of LIDAR. The hybrid LIDAR-radar approach has been applied to both pulsed- and continuous-wave underwater laser imaging systems. These two systems are the modulated-pulse LIDAR (MPL) system and the modulated-laser line scanner (MLLS)
Keywords :
object detection; optical radar; optical receivers; optical scanners; optical transmitters; remote sensing by laser beam; continuous-wave underwater laser imaging systems; hybrid lidar-radar; modulated-laser line scanner; modulated-pulse lidar; optical propagation characteristics; optical receiver; optical transmitter; pulsed-wave underwater laser imaging systems; remote sensing applications; signal-processing techniques; Laser radar; Optical design; Optical design techniques; Optical modulation; Optical receivers; Optical scattering; Optical sensors; Optical transmitters; Radar scattering; Remote sensing;
Journal_Title :
Microwave Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/6668.871186
