Wideband dual-frequency lidar-radar for high-resolution ranging, profilometry and doppler measurement

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7114, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Pillet, G ^a   Morvan, L ^a   Dolfi, D ^a   Huignard, J P ^a  

^a THALES RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY   (France)

Author keywords

Direct detection lidar; Lidar radar; Optical frequency locked loop; Range profiling; Range finder; Solid state laser

Indexed keywords

DIRECT DETECTION LIDAR; LIDAR-RADAR; OPTICAL FREQUENCY LOCKED LOOP; RANGE PROFILING; RANGE-FINDER; SOLID-STATE LASER;

FREQUENCY CONVERTER CIRCUITS; LASERS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; OPTICAL MATERIALS; OPTICAL RADAR; PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS; RANGE FINDERS; REMOTE SENSING; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

RADAR MEASUREMENT;

EID: 62449142381     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.800176     Document Type: Conference Paper

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