Pulsed coherent solid-state 1.06-um and 2.1-um laser radar systems for remote velocity measurement

Sammy W. Henderson; Robert Milton Huffaker; Michael J. Kavaya; Charley P. Hale; James R. Magee; Lawrence E. Myers

doi:10.1117/12.18377

1 May 1990 Pulsed coherent solid-state 1.06-μm and 2.1-μm laser radar systems for remote velocity measurement

Sammy W. Henderson, Robert Milton Huffaker, Michael J. Kavaya, Charley P. Hale, James R. Magee, Lawrence E. Myers

Proceedings Volume 1222, Laser Radar V; (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.18377
Event: OE/LASE '90, 1990, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

A low average power, pulsed, solid-state, 1.06-micron coherent laser radar (CLR) for range and velocity measurements of atmospheric and hard targets has been developed. The system has been operating at a field test site near Boulder, CO since September, 1988. Measurements have been taken on moving targets such as atmospheric aerosol particles, belt sanders, spinning disks, and various stationary targets. The field measurements have shown that this system exhibits excellent velocity measurement performance. A fast-tuning CW Nd:YAG oscillator has also been developed which has a frequency tuning range of greater than 30 GHz (which spans a target radial velocity range of over 16 km/s) and a tuning speed greater than 30 GHz/ms.

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Sammy W. Henderson, Robert Milton Huffaker, Michael J. Kavaya, Charley P. Hale, James R. Magee, and Lawrence E. Myers "Pulsed coherent solid-state 1.06-μm and 2.1-μm laser radar systems for remote velocity measurement", Proc. SPIE 1222, Laser Radar V, (1 May 1990); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.18377

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