A System Description of an Improved 10.6-muM Lidar System for Monostatic Optical Measurements of Battlefield Dust and Smoke

Abstract

A 10.6-um wavelength CO2 lidar system, designed specifically for measurements of battlefield dust and smoke, was installed in the U.S. Army Atmospheric Sciences Laboratory's laser Doppler velocimeter van. The system design addresses recommendations made following a smoke test field program using a prototype system at Dugway Proving Ground in September 1977. Improvements in range resolution, range jitter, side lobe clutter, and amplitude dynamic range were incorporated in the system. This report serves as a system technical manual.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA491334

Entities

People

  • J. E. Van Der Laan

Organizations

  • SRI International

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplifiers
  • Amplitude
  • Beam Steering
  • Data Processing
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Diagrams
  • Dynamic Range
  • Electronics
  • Laser Beams
  • Laser Pulses
  • Laser Radar
  • Lasers
  • Logarithmic Amplifiers
  • Measurement
  • Optical Properties
  • Processing Equipment

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Software Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy