Optical detector selection for 1.5 micron KTP OPO atmospheric lidar

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3707, Issue , 1999, Pages 327-335

  Mamidipudi, Priyavadan ^a   Killinger, Dennis K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Detectors; Laser Radar; Lidar; Overlap Factors

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; DETECTORS; LASER APPLICATIONS; LASER BEAMS; PHOTODETECTORS; PHOTODIODES; PHOTONS; RADAR; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

ATMOSPHERIC LIDARS; BEAM QUALITY FACTOR; DIFFERENT SIZES; INTENSIFIED PHOTODIODES; OPTICAL DETECTORS; OVERLAP FACTORS; OVERLAP FUNCTIONS; RECEIVER SYSTEM;

OPTICAL RADAR;

EID: 0001647772     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.351383     Document Type: Conference Paper

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