Title :
A compact 100-km FMCW fiber laser radar
Author :
Geng, Jihong ; Spiegelberg, Christine ; Jiang, Shibin
Author_Institution :
NP Photonics. Inc.,, Tucson, AZ, USA
Abstract :
Frequency-modulated continuous wave (FMCW) measurements of Rayleigh back-scattering and Fresnel reflection from 95-km fiber have been demonstrated with a compact piezo-electrically-tuned sub-kilohertz-linewidth fiber laser. This is, to our knowledge, the longest distance measurement with FMCW.
Keywords :
FM radar; Rayleigh scattering; backscatter; fibre lasers; laser ranging; laser tuning; optical radar; piezoelectricity; spectral line breadth; 100 km; 95 km; FMCW fiber laser radar; Fresnel reflection; Rayleigh back-scattering; frequency-modulated continuous wave measurement; piezo-electrically-tuned laser; sub-kilohertz-linewidth fiber laser; Coherence; Diodes; Fiber lasers; Frequency; Laser radar; Laser tuning; Power lasers; Radar remote sensing; Remote sensing; Solid lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1549349
