SLR2000: Eyesafe and autonomous single photoelectron satellite laser ranging at kilohertz rates

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3218, Issue , 1997, Pages 63-77

  Degnan, John J ^a   McGarry, Jan F ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomous instruments; Laser altimetry; Laser ranging; Lidar; Meteorological instrumentation; Microlasers; Satellites; Single photon detection

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NOISE; AIRCRAFT; ANEROID ALTIMETERS; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERICS; CAMERAS; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; DAYLIGHT SIMULATION; HUMIDITY CONTROL; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGING SYSTEMS; INSTRUMENTS; LIGHTING; METEOROLOGY; NEODYMIUM LASERS; OPTICAL CORRELATION; OPTICAL DATA PROCESSING; OPTICAL FILTERS; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; OPTICAL RADAR; OPTICAL TELESCOPES; PARTICLE BEAMS; PERSONNEL; PHOTODETECTORS; PHOTOIONIZATION; PHOTONS; RADAR; RANGE FINDING; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE OBSERVATORIES; SATELLITES; SENSORS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SPACECRAFT OBSERVATORIES; SWITCHED FILTERS; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR; SYNTHETIC APERTURES; TELESCOPES; TRACKING (POSITION); WIND POWER;

AUTONOMOUS INSTRUMENTS; LASER RANGING; LIDAR; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MICROLASERS; SINGLE PHOTON DETECTION;

LASERS;

EID: 58049190182     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.295646     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (14)

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2. J.J. Degnan, "SLR2000: An Autonomous and Eyesafe Satellite Laser Ranging Station", Proc. Ninth International Workshop on Laser Ranging Instrumentation, pp. 312-323, November, 1994.
3. J. McGarry, J. J. Degnan, P. Titterton, H. Sweeney, B. P. Conklin, and P. J. Dunn, "Automated Tracking for Advanced Satellite Laser Ranging Systems", Proc. Spring SPIE Meeting, SPIE Vol. 2739, pp. 89-103, Orlando, FL, April 10-11, 1996.
4. J.J. Degnan, J. McGarry, T. Zagwodzki, P. Titterton, H. Sweeney, H. Donovan, M. Perry, B. Conklin, W. Decker, J. Cheek, A. Mallama, and P. Dunn, "SLR2000: an inexpensive, fully automated, eyesafe satellite laser ranging system", Proc. Tenth International Workshop on Laser Ranging Instrumentation, Shanghai, PRC, November, 1996, to be published.
5. J.J. Degnan, "Optimal Design of Q-switched Microlaser Transmitters for SLR", Ibid.
6. P. Titterton and H. E. Sweeney, "Correlation Processing Approach for Eyesafe SLR2000", Ibid.
7. J. McGarry, "SLR2000 Performance Simulations", Ibid.
8. J. J. Degnan, "Compact Laser Transponders for Interplanetary Ranging and Time Transfer", Ibid.
9. K. Hamal and B, Greene, "Second Harmonic Generator T/R Switch" , Ibid.
10. J. J. Zayhowski and C. Dill III, "Diode-pumped passively Q-switched picosecond microchip lasers", Optics Letters, 19. pp. 1427-1429, 1994.
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14. J. J. Degnan, "Millimeter accuracy satellite laser ranging: A review", in D.E. Smith and D. L. Turcotte (Eds.), Contributions of Space Geodesy to Geodynamics: Technology, AGU Geodynamics Series, 25, pp. 133-162, 1993.