Laser source requirements for coherent lidars based on fiber technology

Comptes Rendus Physique

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 213-223

  Cariou, Jean Pierre ^a   Augere, Béatrice ^a   Valla, Matthieu ^a  

^a ONERA   (France)

Author keywords

Coherent lidars; Fiber amplifiers; Fiber lasers

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646505304     PISSN: 16310705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crhy.2006.03.012     Document Type: Short Survey

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