Foliage penetration optimization for Geiger-mode avalanche photodiode Lidar

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 8731, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Johnson, Steven E ^a  

^a OG Systems   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLECTION PARAMETERS; DETECTION PROBABILITIES; FOLIAGE PENETRATION; GEIGER MODE AVALANCHE PHOTODIODE; MULTIPLE LASERS; RANGE MEASUREMENTS; REFLECTED LASER; TARGET DETECTION PROBABILITY;

AVALANCHE PHOTODIODES; GEIGER COUNTERS; LASER PULSES; PROBABILITY;

OPTICAL RADAR;

EID: 84881140945     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.2018911     Document Type: Conference Paper

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