Title :
U.S. CELRAP laser radar transceiver
Author :
Hutchinson, J.A. ; Trussell, C.W. ; Allik, T.H. ; Hamlin, S.J. ; McCarthy, J.C. ; Jack, M.
Abstract :
In the US CELRAP laser radar hardware, 25 mJ KTA OPO shifted Nd:YAG laser pulses at 1.54 microns are transmitted through beam fan optics. The return signal is imaged onto InGaAs PIN or HgCdTe APD linear multiple channel detector arrays.
Keywords :
avalanche photodiodes; optical arrays; optical parametric oscillators; optical radar; p-i-n photodiodes; photodetectors; radar receivers; radar transmitters; transceivers; 1.54 micron; 25 mJ; HgCdTe; HgCdTe APD linear multiple channel detector arrays; InGaAs; InGaAs PIN linear multiple channel detector arrays; KTA OPOs; KTiOAsO/sub 4/; OPO shifted Nd:YAG laser pulses; US CELRAP laser radar transceiver; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; beam fan optics; return signal imaging; Detectors; Hardware; Indium gallium arsenide; Laser beams; Laser radar; Optical beams; Optical pulses; Radar detection; Radar imaging; Transceivers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2001. The 4th Pacific Rim Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chiba, Japan
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6738-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2001.967982
