RANGING MEASUREMENTS OVER A 20 METER PATH USING AN INTENSITY-CHIRPED LASER-DIODE

Authors
COLLINS SF HUANG WX MURPHY MM GRATTAN KTV PALMER AW
Citation
Sf. Collins et al., RANGING MEASUREMENTS OVER A 20 METER PATH USING AN INTENSITY-CHIRPED LASER-DIODE, Measurement science & technology, 5(6), 1994, pp. 753-755
Citations number
3
Categorie Soggetti
Instument & Instrumentation",Engineering
Journal title
Measurement science & technology → ACNP
ISSN journal
09570233
Volume
5
Issue
6
Year of publication
1994
Pages
753 - 755
Database
ISI
SICI code
0957-0233(1994)5:6<753:RMOA2M>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
An optical sensor has been developed and used to measure ranges of up to 20 m with an accuracy of a few centimetres. The frequency modulated continuous wave (FMCW) technique was employed in conjunction with an intensity modulated laser diode and optical fibres.