Unstable Resonator Considerations For Spaceborne Coherent Lidar Applications

David M. Tratt; Robert T. Menzies

doi:10.1117/12.963758

12 December 1989 Unstable Resonator Considerations For Spaceborne Coherent Lidar Applications

David M. Tratt, Robert T. Menzies

Proceedings Volume 1181, 5th Conf on Coherent Laser Radar: Technology and Applications; (1989) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.963758
Event: Fifth Conference on Coherent Laser Radar, 1989, Munich, Germany

Abstract

We summarize the results of an investigation into the relative merits of diffractive and radially-variable unstable resonator couplers for use in heterodyne-detection lidar systems, emphasizing overall lidar system efficiency.

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David M. Tratt and Robert T. Menzies "Unstable Resonator Considerations For Spaceborne Coherent Lidar Applications", Proc. SPIE 1181, 5th Conf on Coherent Laser Radar: Technology and Applications, (12 December 1989); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.963758

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