DocumentCode
3561857
Title
High-resolution ranging of a diffuse target at sub-millisecond intervals with a calibrated FMCW Lidar
Author
Giorgetta, F.R. ; Baumann, E. ; Knabe, K. ; Coddington, I. ; Newbury, N.R.
Author_Institution
Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Boulder, CO, USA
fYear
2012
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We demonstrate a FMCW Lidar with a frequency-calibrated laser modulated over 1 THz at ~1 kHz modulation frequency. Range to a diffuse target is measured at 0.5 ms intervals with 150 μm resolution and ~1 μm precision. Work of the U.S. government, not subject to copyright.
Keywords
CW radar; FM radar; laser ranging; optical radar; calibrated FMCW lidar; diffuse target; frequency 1 THz; frequency calibrated laser; high resolution ranging; modulation frequency; submillisecond interval; Distance measurement; Doppler shift; Frequency modulation; Laser radar; Measurement by laser beam; Optimized production technology; Signal resolution;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-1839-6
Type
conf
Filename
6325544
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