Real-time image generation with a pulsed coherent laser radar

Francis J. Corbett; Michael Groden; Gordon L. Dryden; Mark A. Kovacs; George Pfeiffer

doi:10.1117/12.281035

6 August 1997 Real-time image generation with a pulsed coherent laser radar

Francis J. Corbett, Michael Groden, Gordon L. Dryden, Mark A. Kovacs, George Pfeiffer

Proceedings Volume 3065, Laser Radar Technology and Applications II; (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.281035
Event: AeroSense '97, 1997, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

A kilowatt class, pulsed CO₂ laser radar has been developed at Textron under a joint US Army-Air Force program. It is currently undergoing field trials; and successful coherent imaging and tracking experiments have been conducted over the past two years at the Air Force Maui Space surveillance Site. This paper describes the receiver- processor architecture of the laser radar system, the algorithms and waveforms, and the output products which are high resolution range-Doppler and range-amplitude image. Attention will be paid to the hardware and software methods used to achieve real-time, wideband operations.

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Francis J. Corbett, Michael Groden, Gordon L. Dryden, Mark A. Kovacs, and George Pfeiffer "Real-time image generation with a pulsed coherent laser radar", Proc. SPIE 3065, Laser Radar Technology and Applications II, (6 August 1997); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.281035

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