All-fiber multifunction continuous-wave coherent laser radar at 1.55 μm for range, speed, vibration, and wind measurements

Applied Optics

Volumn 39, Issue 21, 2000, Pages 3716-3726

  Karlsson, Christer J ^a,b   Olsson, Fredrik Å A ^a   Letalick, Dietmar ^a   Harris, Michael ^c  

^a SWEDISH DEFENCE RESEARCH AGENCY   (Sweden)

^b Thin Film Electronics AB   (Sweden)

^c DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS WAVE LASERS; FIBER LASERS; FREQUENCY MODULATION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; VIBRATION MEASUREMENT; WIND EFFECTS;

MULTIFUNCTION SYSTEMS;

OPTICAL RADAR;

EID: 0001122759     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.39.003716     Document Type: Article

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