Title :
Lidar-radar velocimetry using RF-modulated optical pulses generated by non-resonant frequency-shifted feedback
Author :
Vallet, Marc ; Barreaux, J. ; Romanelli, Marco ; Thevenin, J. ; Wang, Lingfeng ; Brunel, Marc
Author_Institution :
Inst. de Phys. de Rennes, Univ. de Rennes 1, Rennes, France
Abstract :
A radio-frequency modulated pulse train is generated by means of a frequency-shifted feedback on a Q-switched laser. The phase coherence of the modulation allows one to perform Lidar-Radar measurements on indoor moving targets.
Keywords :
Q-switching; light coherence; measurement by laser beam; optical feedback; optical modulation; optical pulse generation; optical radar; velocity measurement; Q-switched laser; RF-modulated optical pulse generation; frequency-shifted feedback; indoor moving targets; lidar-radar velocimetry; nonresonant frequency-shifted feedback; phase coherence; radiofrequency modulated pulse train; Frequency modulation; Laser feedback; Laser radar; Measurement by laser beam; Optical pulses; Radio frequency;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
