An overview of avalanche photodiodes and pulsed lasers as they are used in 3D laser radar type applications

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5435, Issue , 2004, Pages 187-195

  Dion, Bruno ^a   Bertone, Nick ^b  

^a CMC Electronics   (Canada)

^b OEC   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVALANCHE DIODES; DETECTORS; LASER PULSES; OPTICAL RADAR; OPTIMIZATION; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; ORDNANCE; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

AVALANCHE PHOTODIODES (APD); LASER RANGE FINDING SYSTEMS; LETHAL WEAPONS; SMART WEAPONS;

PHOTODIODES;

EID: 10444248162     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.564900     Document Type: Conference Paper

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