DocumentCode
500727
Title
Modified PN codes for laser remote sensing measurements
Author
Abshire, James B. ; Sun, Xiaoli
Author_Institution
Solar Syst. Exploration Div., NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
fYear
2009
fDate
2-4 June 2009
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We describe a modified pseudo noise code for laser remote sensing measurements. Our experiments show it improves receiver signal to noise ratio and time resolution and is well suited for lasers with limited peak power.
Keywords
laser beams; measurement by laser beam; pseudonoise codes; remote sensing by laser beam; laser remote sensing measurement; limited peak power; modified PN code; modified pseudo noise code; time resolution; Laser noise; Laser radar; Noise measurement; Optical pulses; Optical receivers; Optical signal processing; Power lasers; Pulse measurements; Remote sensing; Signal to noise ratio; (280.3400) Laser Range Finder; (280.3640) Lidar; (350.6090) Space Optics;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-55752-869-8
Type
conf
Filename
5226144
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