LONG-RANGE, HIGH-RESOLUTION LASER-RADAR

Authors
BRAUN A CHIEN CY COE S MOUROU G
Citation
A. Braun et al., LONG-RANGE, HIGH-RESOLUTION LASER-RADAR, Optics communications, 105(1-2), 1994, pp. 63-66
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
Optics communications → ACNP
ISSN journal
00304018
Volume
105
Issue
1-2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
63 - 66
Database
ISI
SICI code
0030-4018(1994)105:1-2<63:LHL>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
A high energy, chirped pulse laser was used to demonstrate long range, high resolution laser radar. A broadband nanosecond chirped pulse pro pagated to a target, and upon compression sub-millimeter surface resol ution was obtained. This technique avoided the nonlinear effects in ai r that were seen when a picosecond pulse propagated to the target.