DocumentCode
2249667
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
fYear
2011
fDate
1-6 May 2011
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN
978-1-4577-1223-4
Type
conf
Filename
5951002
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