DocumentCode
733627
Title
Monostatic all-fiber rangefinder system
Author
Leach, Jeffrey H. ; Chinn, Stephen R. ; Goldberg, Lew
Author_Institution
Night Vision & Electron. Sensors Directorate, US Army, Fort Belvoir, VA, USA
fYear
2015
fDate
10-15 May 2015
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
An all-fiber monostatic laser rangefinder, using a double cladding fiber to transmit and receive light through a single lens is described. Ranging to >50 m with 12 uJ, 8 ns, 1540 nm pulses is shown. The all-fiber system is compact and needs no precise receiver/transmitter beam alignment.
Keywords
fibre lasers; laser ranging; lenses; optical fibre cladding; all-fiber monostatic laser rangefinder system; double cladding fiber; energy 12 muJ; light transmission; single lens; time 8 ns; wavelength 1540 nm; Lenses; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber sensors; Optical transmitters; Receivers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Type
conf
Filename
7184068
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