Simple approach to predict APD/PMT lidar detector performance under sky background using dimensionless parametrization

Optics and Lasers in Engineering

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 779-796

  Agishev, Ravil ^a,b   Gross, Barry ^b   Moshary, Fred ^b   Gilerson, Alexander ^b   Ahmed, Samir ^b  

^a KAZAN NATIONAL RESEARCH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY NAMED AFTER A N TUPOLEV KAI   (Russian Federation)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

APD; Dimensionless parametrization; Laser remote sensing; Lidar; Photodetector; PMT; Sky background radiation

Indexed keywords

AVALANCHE DIODES; OPTICAL RADAR; PHOTODIODES; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

APD; DIMENSIONLESS PARAMETRIZATION; LASER REMOTE SENSING; PMT; SKY BACKGROUND RADIATION;

PHOTODETECTORS;

EID: 33645166981     PISSN: 01438166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optlaseng.2005.07.010     Document Type: Article

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