Photon detectors with large dynamic range and at near infrared wavelength for direct detection space lidars

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7320, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Krainak, Michael A ^a   Sun, Xiaoli ^a   Yang, Guangning ^a   Miko, Laddawan R ^a   Abshire, James B ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

APD; Laser altimeters; Laser rangers; Photon detectors

Indexed keywords

1064 NM; APD; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSMISSIONS; DIRECT-DETECTION; DYNAMIC RANGE; ENERGY SPACES; HIGH QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; LASER ALTIMETERS; LASER RANGERS; LASER RETURN; LASER SIGNALS; LINEAR MODES; LINEAR OUTPUT; LINEAR RESPONSE; MEASUREMENT RESULTS; NEAR INFRARED; NEAR-INFRARED WAVELENGTH; PHOTON DETECTOR; PHOTON DETECTORS; SILICON AVALANCHE PHOTODIODE; SINGLE-PHOTON LEVEL; SPACE LIDAR; SPACE-BASED; SURFACE REFLECTANCE; WIDE DYNAMIC RANGE;

ANEROID ALTIMETERS; AVALANCHE PHOTODIODES; HIGH ENERGY LASERS; INFRARED DEVICES; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; NASA; OPTICAL RADAR; PARTICLE BEAMS; PHOTODIODES; PHOTONS; PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; RADIO ALTIMETERS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SIGNAL DETECTION; SILICON DETECTORS;

DETECTORS;

EID: 69749125289     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.818796     Document Type: Conference Paper

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