A low noise, laser-gated imaging system for long range target identification

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5406, Issue PART 1, 2004, Pages 133-144

  Baker, Ian ^a   Duncan, Stuart ^a   Copley, Jeremy ^a  

^a BAE SYSTEMS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

3D imaging; Active imaging; APD; Avalanche photodiode; HgCdTe; LADAR; LIDAR; SW

Indexed keywords

AVALANCHE DIODES; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; LASER APPLICATIONS; LASER PULSES; MERCURY COMPOUNDS; NEODYMIUM LASERS; OPTICAL PARAMETRIC OSCILLATORS; OPTICAL RADAR; PHOTODIODES; RADAR TARGET RECOGNITION; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

ACTIVE IMAGING; APD; AVALANCHE PHOTODIODES (APD); HGCDTE; SW; THREE DIMENSIONAL (3D) IMAGING;

IMAGING SYSTEMS;

EID: 10044223434     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.541484     Document Type: Conference Paper

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