Imaging CO2 Laser Radar With Chirp Pulse Compression

Jean Louis Meyzonnette; Bertrand Remy; Georges Saccomani

doi:10.1117/12.940593

24 September 1987 Imaging CO₂ Laser Radar With Chirp Pulse Compression

Jean Louis Meyzonnette, Bertrand Remy, Georges Saccomani

Proceedings Volume 0783, Laser Radar II; (1987) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.940593
Event: 1987 Technical Symposium Southeast on Optics, Electro-Optics, and Sensors, 1987, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

This paper describes the design of a coherent imaging CO₂ laser radar, based upon the use of a continuous wave, single mode CO₂ laser and the "chirp" pulse compression technique. This experimental breadboard generates three independent images of a given scene, respectively representative of the range, radial velocity and reflectance (at 10,6 μ) for each of its resolution spots. It has been tested outside and some typical images are pre-sented here, demonstrating the high Doppler sensitivity and range accuracy of pulse com-pression techniques applied to coherent CO₂ laser systems.

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Jean Louis Meyzonnette, Bertrand Remy, and Georges Saccomani "Imaging CO₂ Laser Radar With Chirp Pulse Compression", Proc. SPIE 0783, Laser Radar II, (24 September 1987); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.940593

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