Laser range imaging using the self-mixing effect in a laser diode

IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 693-699

  Gagnon, Eric ^a,b   Rivest, Jean François ^c,d  

^a IEEE   (Canada)

^b L 3 Communications SPAR Aerospace Limited   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^d NORTEL NETWORKS   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LASER RANGE IMAGING; SELF MIXING EFFECT;

COMPUTER VISION; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; LASER APPLICATIONS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0032641515     PISSN: 00189456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/19.772198     Document Type: Article

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