Systems engineering tradeoffs for a bio-aerosol lidar referee system

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5416, Issue , 2004, Pages 202-215

  Warren, J W ^a   Thomas, M E ^a   Rogala, E W ^a   Maret, A ^b   Schumacher, C A ^a   Diaz, A ^b  

^a APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

^b US Army PEO STRI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIO-AEROSOL LIDAR REFREE SYSTEMS; ELASTIC MODE LIDARS; SIMULANTS;

AEROSOLS; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; FLUORESCENCE; HARMONIC GENERATION; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTONS; SYSTEMS ENGINEERING; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

OPTICAL RADAR;

EID: 8844265394     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.543031     Document Type: Conference Paper

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