Title :
Table-top explorations of synthetic aperture ladar imaging
Author :
Barber, Zeb W. ; Crouch, Stephen
Author_Institution :
Spectrum Lab., Montana State Univ., Bozeman, MT, USA
Abstract :
Examples of synthetic aperture ladar (SAL) imaging utilizing an ultra-broadband actively stabilized chirp source are presented. Demonstrations include high definition strip-map, spotlight, and bistatic mode SAL imaging and interferometric SAL for 3D surface relief imaging.
Keywords :
optical radar; radar imaging; radar interferometry; synthetic aperture radar; 3D surface relief imaging; bistatic mode SAL imaging; high definition strip-map; interferometric SAL; synthetic aperture ladar imaging; table-top explorations; ultrabroadband actively stabilized chirp source; Apertures; Chirp; Image resolution; Imaging; Laser radar; Optical interferometry; Radar imaging;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
