Telemetre Laser a Onde Entretenue a 10.6 micrometers avec Postdetection non Lineaire: Etude d'un Systeme a un Laser (A 10.6 micrometer Amplitude Modulated Telemeter Laser with Nonlinear Postdetection: Study of a Single Laser System),
Abstract
We performed a theoretical and experimental study of a 10.6 micrometer heterodyne detection system with nonlinear postdetection. A single laser acts as both transmitter and local oscillator; the intermediate frequency is given by Doppler effect due to a rotating target. An electrooptic crystal amplitude-modulates the laser beam at a frequency of 15 kHz; a synchronous voltmeter measures this signal after the nonlinear element. Values of signal-to-noise ratio with respect to incident optical power are in agreement with the results of the theoretical model. In particular, experimentally measured target-induced frequency spreading effects on signal-to-noise ratio correspond to the predictions of the model.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1981
- Accession Number
- ADA107475
Entities
People
- Daniel Vincent
- G. Otis
- P. Lavigne