Laser radar using a 1.55 μm passively Q-switched microchip laser

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3707, Issue , 1999, Pages 616-623

  Thony, Philippe ^a   Fulbert, Laurent R ^a   Besesty, Pascal ^a   Ferrand, Bernard ^a  

^a CEA LETI   (France)

Author keywords

Erbium laser; Laser range finder; Solid state lasers; Time of flight telemetry

Indexed keywords

CHRONOMETERS; LASER APPLICATIONS; MICROPROCESSOR CHIPS; OBSTACLE DETECTORS; OPTICAL RADAR; Q SWITCHING; RADAR; RADAR EQUIPMENT; RANGE FINDERS; RANGE FINDING; SOLID STATE LASERS;

COMPLEMENTARY TECHNIQUES; ERBIUM LASER; LASER RANGE FINDERS; LOW-COST LASER SOURCE; SHORT PULSE DURATION; SHORT PULSE DURATION AND HIGH PEAK POWER; TIME OF FLIGHT; TIME-OF-FLIGHT TECHNIQUES;

PULSED LASERS;

EID: 1942531712     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.351391     Document Type: Conference Paper

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