Title :
Signal to noise ratios of pulsed and sinewave modulated direct detection lidar for IPDA measurements
Author :
Sun, Xiaoli ; Abshire, James B.
Author_Institution :
NASA GoddardSpace Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
Abstract :
The signal-to-noise ratios have been derived for IPDA lidar using a direct detection receiver for both pulsed and sinewave laser modulation techniques, and the results and laboratory measurements are presented.
Keywords :
optical modulation; optical radar; optical receivers; optical variables measurement; IPDA measurements; direct detection receiver; integrated path differential absorption lidar; laboratory measurements; laser modulation; pulsed modulated direct detection lidar; signal-to-noise ratios; sinewave modulated direct detection lidar; Detectors; Measurement by laser beam; Modulation; Power lasers; Receivers; Signal to noise ratio;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
