Agile multiple-pulse coherent lidar for range and micro-Doppler measurement

Stephen M. Hannon; J. Alex L. Thomson; Sammy W. Henderson; Philip Gatt; Robert Stoneman; Dale Bruns

doi:10.1117/12.327199

8 September 1998 Agile multiple-pulse coherent lidar for range and micro-Doppler measurement

Stephen M. Hannon, J. Alex L. Thomson, Sammy W. Henderson, Philip Gatt, Robert Stoneman, Dale Bruns

Proceedings Volume 3380, Laser Radar Technology and Applications III; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.327199
Event: Aerospace/Defense Sensing and Controls, 1998, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

A novel high time-bandwidth product waveform lidar has been developed. The lidar operates at the eyesafe 2 micrometers wavelength and produces a sequence of two or more cavity- dumped pulselets with a controllable intra-pulse spacing. The number of and spacing for the individual pulselets is adjusted to match the target and atmospheric characteristics. This waveform agility enables the sensor to operate at very long stand-off ranges. Performance predictions and results from recent field demonstrations are described.

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Stephen M. Hannon, J. Alex L. Thomson, Sammy W. Henderson, Philip Gatt, Robert Stoneman, and Dale Bruns "Agile multiple-pulse coherent lidar for range and micro-Doppler measurement", Proc. SPIE 3380, Laser Radar Technology and Applications III, (8 September 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.327199

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