• DocumentCode
    689738
  • Title

    A lidar based on optical sampling by cavity tuning

  • Author

    Lin Yang ; Jinsong Nie ; Lingze Duan

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL, USA
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    9-14 June 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We report the demonstration of a lidar based on optical sampling by cavity tuning. Target vibration as fast as 50 Hz has been successfully detected at an equivalent free-space distance of over 2 km.
  • Keywords
    high-speed optical techniques; laser cavity resonators; laser tuning; measurement by laser beam; optical radar; cavity tuning; equivalent free-space distance; frequency 50 Hz; lidar based optical sampling; optical detection; Biomedical optical imaging; Modulation; Optical fibers; Optical interferometry; Optical pulses; Ultrafast optics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6834125