Microwave-modulated transmitter design for hybrid LIDAR-RADAR

The application of well-established, coherent RADAR technology to aerial light detecting and ranging (LIDAR) systems has reduced incoherent backscatter clutter by 17 dB in laboratory experiments and computer simulations. The full-scale experimental realization of this hybrid LIDAR-RADAR system is ha...

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Main Authors: Mullen, L., Vieira, A., Herczfeld, P.R., Contarino, V.M.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Application software
Backscatter
Computer simulation
Dynamic range
Laboratories
Laser radar
Optical transmitters
Radar applications
Radar clutter
Radar detection
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Summary:The application of well-established, coherent RADAR technology to aerial light detecting and ranging (LIDAR) systems has reduced incoherent backscatter clutter by 17 dB in laboratory experiments and computer simulations. The full-scale experimental realization of this hybrid LIDAR-RADAR system is hampered by the unavailability of a stable modulation source capable of providing high peak powers to overcome the large dynamic range required for the LIDAR backscatter measurement. Two methods being investigated for the microwave-modulation of a transmitted optical pulse to be utilized in the actual LIDAR environment are detailed.< >
ISSN:0149-645X
2576-7216
DOI:10.1109/MWSYM.1995.406257