Continuous-wave bistatic laser doppler wind sensor

Applied Optics

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1501-1506

  Harris, Michael ^a   Constant, Graham ^a   Ward, Carol ^a  

^a DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAVITY RESONATORS; DOPPLER EFFECT; IMAGE SENSORS; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC); SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

LASER DOPPLER WIND SENSORS;

LASER BEAM EFFECTS;

EID: 0000015922     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.40.001501     Document Type: Article

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