Title :
Pushbroom Laser Altimetry using Fiber Lasers and Photon Counting Detectors
Author :
Abshire, James B. ; Harding, David J. ; Sun, Xiaoli ; Krainak, Michael A. ; Seas, Tony ; Dabney, Phillip W.
Author_Institution :
NASA-Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt
Abstract :
We report on progress in developing a new swath mapping laser altimeter measurement approach using multiple laser measurement beams, modulated fiber lasers, photon counting detectors, and event timers for future space missions.
Keywords :
altimeters; fiber lasers; photon counting detectors; pushbroom laser altimetry; swath mapping laser altimeter; Extraterrestrial measurements; Fiber lasers; Laser modes; Laser radar; Laser theory; Optical modulation; Optical pulses; Pulse measurements; Sea measurements; Surface topography;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452775
