Polarization lidar for shallow water depth measurement

Applied Optics

Volumn 49, Issue 36, 2010, Pages 6995-7000

  Mitchell, Steven ^a   Thayer, Jeffrey P ^a   Hayman, Matthew ^a  

^a University of Colorado   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOORS; FREQUENCY CONVERTERS; HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS; NEODYMIUM LASERS; OPTICAL RADAR; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; POLARIZATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CONSTANT FRACTION DISCRIMINATORS; DETECTION SCHEME; LASER BATHYMETRY; ND:YAG MICROCHIP LASERS; PHOTO MULTIPLIER TUBE; POLARIZATION OPTICS; SHALLOW WATER DEPTHS; TIME TO DIGITAL CONVERTERS;

BATHYMETRY;

EID: 78650642940     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.49.006995     Document Type: Article

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