Electronic Design of a Slant-Range Optical Proximity Sensor

Abstract

This paper describes the electronic design of a slant-range optical proximity sensor using a pulse-modulated injection laser for the transmitter and a direct-detection receiver for the collection of target returns, much after the manner of a conventional pulse-radar. Of particular interest is the development of laser modulator circuitry to produce 50-A pulses up to 200 ns wide at repetition rates up to 2 kHz.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA031555

Entities

People

  • Jonathan Vanderwall

Organizations

  • Harry Diamond Laboratories

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplifiers
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Diodes
  • Electronics Laboratories
  • Frequency
  • Laser Modulators
  • Military Research
  • Optical Detectors
  • Power Electronics
  • Range Finding
  • Repetition Rate
  • Resistance
  • Semiconductors
  • Silicon Controlled Rectifiers
  • Slant Range
  • Transistors

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Radar Systems Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Microelectronics