The Effects of Laser Phase Noise on Laser Radar Performance

Abstract

Laser phase noise is shown to degrade the sensitivity in target vibration measurements using a CW laser with an FM discriminator. Its effects on the performance of a radar employing a linear FM waveform is also discussed

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA266715

Entities

People

  • A. L. Kachelmyer
  • C. Freed
  • K. I. Schultz
  • R. H. Kingston
  • R. S. Eng

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplitude Modulation
  • Demodulation
  • Demodulators
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Frequency Domain
  • Laser Beams
  • Laser Diodes
  • Laser Radar
  • Lasers
  • Local Oscillators
  • Measurement
  • Microwave Oscillators
  • Modulation
  • Modulators
  • Optical Detectors
  • Radar

Fields of Study

  • Engineering
  • Physics

Readers

  • Acoustics.
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.
  • Radar Systems Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy