Accuracy of active chirp linearization for broadband frequency modulated continuous wave ladar

Applied Optics

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 213-219

  Barber, Zeb W ^a   Babbitt, Wm Randall ^a   Kaylor, Brant ^b   Reibel, Randy R ^b   Roos, Peter A ^b  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Bridger Photonics Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LINEARIZATION; OPTICAL RADAR;

BROADBAND FREQUENCY; DYNAMIC RANGE; FREQUENCY-MODULATED CONTINUOUS WAVES; LADAR SYSTEMS; MATERIAL DISPERSIONS; MEASUREMENT PRECISION; RANGE RESOLUTION;

FREQUENCY MODULATION;

EID: 75449116126     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.49.000213     Document Type: Article

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