Title :
The optical design analyses of an eye-safe micro-pulsed lidar (laser-radar) design
Author :
Rubio, M.A. ; Reagan, J.A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Arizona Univ., Tucson, AZ, USA
Abstract :
In new lidar designs where unattended automation is desired, eye-safety requirements ultimately constrain the FOV to very small values. This is due to the fact that the output energy per pulse is set low (in the micro-joules range) to stay within the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) maximum permissible exposure eye-safety levels. Thus its name, micro-pulsed lidar (MPL)
Keywords :
optical design techniques; optical radar; safety; ANSI; American National Standards Institute; eye-safe micro-pulsed lidar design; laser-radar; maximum permissible exposure eye-safety levels; optical design analyses; output energy; Detectors; Focusing; Geometrical optics; Laser beams; Laser radar; Lenses; Optical design; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Telescopes;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1998. LEOS '98. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4947-4
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1998.739564
