Mode-Locked Multifunction Target Identification

Abstract

We have demonstrated a target ranging and identification technique based upon timing-modulation of a mode-locked laser coupled with a fast detector. Range -to-target and target depth information have been determined, with a resolution of better than 25 cm at signal-to-noise ratios below 0.01. Modeling suggests that laser average power requirements remain a challenge, with upward of 100 W likely needed for extension of this technique to ranges over 10 km, but improvements in overall system throughput would allow realization of its potential.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2003
Accession Number
ADA412679

Entities

People

  • Kenneth L Schepler
  • Rita D. Peterson

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Computers
  • Cross Correlation
  • Data Acquisition
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Identification
  • Laser Resonators
  • Lasers
  • Military Research
  • Optical Fiber Lasers
  • Repetition Rate
  • Standards

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).
  • Mathematics or Statistics
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy