Figure of merit and fundamental range limitations in surface sensing direct-detection mid-infrared random-modulation continuous-wave lidar

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4546, Issue , 2002, Pages 32-36

  Rybaltowski, Adam ^a   Taflove, Allen ^a  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

Mid infrared lidar; Quantum Cascade laser; Random Modulation Continuous Wave lidar; Surface sensing

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; INFRARED DETECTORS; LASERS; RANGE FINDING; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

QUANTUM-CASCADE LASERS (QCL); SURFACE SENSING;

OPTICAL RADAR;

EID: 0036395627     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.453997     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (3)

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3. A. Rybaltowski and A. Taflove, "Signal-to-noise ratio in direct-detection mid-infrared Random-Modulation Continuous-Wave lidar in the presence of colored additive noise," submitted to Optics Express.