Title :
Lidar velocity measurement using a GHz gated photon detector and locked but unequal optical pulse rate
Author :
Reilly, D.R. ; Kanter, G.S.
Author_Institution :
NuCrypt, LLC, Evanston, IL, USA
Abstract :
A lidar system with high tolerance to background light is described. Velocity sensitivity measurements using two different signal processing methods are compared. Sensitivity of -90 dBm is realized for up to 6.9 km/s emulated speeds.
Keywords :
laser ranging; optical radar; photodetectors; velocity measurement; GHz gated photon detector; Lidar velocity measurement; background light; high tolerance; lidar system; signal processing methods; unequal optical pulse rate; velocity sensitivity measurement; Detectors; Frequency measurement; Histograms; Laser radar; Logic gates; Optical pulses; Velocity measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
