Title :
Optimizing eye-safe micro-pulse lidar (laser-radar) performance through optical design and thermal stabilization
Author :
Rubio, M.A. ; Regan, J.A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Arizona Univ., Tucson, AZ, USA
Abstract :
Causes of overlap (which limits near-range performance) and its trade-offs to achieve acceptable signal to noise ratios, method of overlap thermal stabilization, and maximizing lidar output laser energy while still adhering to eye-safety restrictions will be discussed
Keywords :
biological effects of laser radiation; laser ranging; optical design techniques; optical radar; remote sensing by laser beam; safety; thermal stability; eye-safe micro-pulse lidar; eye-safety restrictions; near-range performance; optical design; output laser energy; overlap causes; performance optimization; remote sensing lidar; signal to noise ratio; system trade-offs; thermal stabilization; Design optimization; Laser beams; Laser modes; Laser noise; Laser radar; Laser stability; NASA; Optical design; Signal to noise ratio; Telescopes;
Conference_Titel :
LEOS '99. IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society 1999 12th Annual Meeting
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5634-9
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1999.813575
