Title :
General characterization of laser range-finder optical heads
Author :
Bazin ; Journet, G. Mr ; Placko, D.
Author_Institution :
LESIR ENS Cachan, France
Abstract :
As the common point of laser range-finding devices is the optical head, we consider it as an electro-optic quadripole, the laser diode emitter being the input, the avalanche photodiode receiver the output. Experimental measurements can give optical and electronic information.
Keywords :
avalanche photodiodes; laser ranging; optical sensors; photodetectors; semiconductor lasers; avalanche photodiode detector; electro-optic quadripole; electronic information; laser diode emitter; laser range-finder optical heads; laser range-finding devices; optical information; optical receivers; receiver; Aerospace electronics; Chirp modulation; Frequency; Lasers and electrooptics; Optical devices; Optical mixing; Optical modulation; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1996. LEOS 96., IEEE
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3160-5
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1996.565213
