Title :
Artificial star generation and acquired images
Author :
Yoshikado, S. ; Oya, S. ; Aruga, T.
Author_Institution :
Commun. Res. Lab., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
An artificial star generation system that utilizes a 1.5 m-diameter telescope for transmitting a pulsed Nd:YAG laser beam and for receiving atmospheric back-scattered light, and some acquired images are presented together with their features.
Keywords :
CCD image sensors; artificial guide stars; image intensifiers; laser beam applications; telescopes; 1.5 m; Fourier transform; Polaris image; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; acquired images; artificial star generation system; atmospheric Rayleigh scattering; atmospheric backscattered light; intensified CCD; laser beam transmission; pulsed Nd:YAG laser beam; reference light sources; telescope; Cameras; Image generation; Laser beams; Laser noise; Light sources; Neodymium; Optical filters; Optical pulse generation; Polarization; Telescopes;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2001. The 4th Pacific Rim Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chiba, Japan
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6738-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2001.967782
