2.06 Micron-Laser Rangefinder Technology.

Abstract

A laser rangefinder receiver using a photoconductive, thermoelectrically cooled HgCdTe detector was developed for detection of the 2.06 micron wavelength Holmium laser. The HgCdTe receiver was tested with an RCA developed Ho:YLF laser as a laser rangefinder. Quantitative ranging tests were conducted and compared to predicted results utilizing the measured Noise Equivalent Power (NEP) of (5 - 10) (10 to the minue 10th power/square root of (Hz)) of the detector pre-amplifier. A lpps thermoelectrically cooled Ho:YLF laboratory laser was successfully developed and tested to 140F.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA088836

Entities

People

  • B. E. Hendrickson
  • L. S. O'hara

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplifiers
  • Detectors
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Response
  • High Voltage
  • Laser Rangefinding
  • Laser Resonators
  • Lasers
  • Losses
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Optics
  • Q Switching
  • Range Finders
  • Repetition Rate
  • Square Waves
  • Video Amplifiers

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electronics Engineering
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy