Coherent laser radar in Europe

Proceedings of the IEEE

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 205-226

  Vaughan, John M ^a   Steinvall, Kurt Ove ^b   Werner, Christian ^c   Flamant, Pierre Henri ^d  

^a DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b SWEDISH DEFENCE RESEARCH AGENCY   (Sweden)

^c Institut fur Optoelectronik   (Germany)

^d ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; AVIONICS; COHERENT LIGHT; DETECTORS; DOPPLER EFFECT; LASERS; LIGHT MODULATORS;

ATMOSPHERIC LASER DOPPLER INSTRUMENT; AUTODYNE ARRANGEMENTS; COHERENT LASER RADAR; EUROPE; LASER CAVITY; SIGNAL AMPLIFICATION; SIGNAL FLUCTUATIONS; SIGNAL STATISTICS; SPACEBORNE WIND LIDAR; WIND FIELD MEASUREMENT;

OPTICAL RADAR;

EID: 0030080794     PISSN: 00189219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/5.482229     Document Type: Article

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