Continuous wave coherent laser radar: calculation of measurement location and volume
- 20 June 1991
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Applied Optics
- Vol. 30 (18) , 2634-2642
- https://doi.org/10.1364/ao.30.002634
Abstract
The SNR equation of a CW, monostatic, coherent laser radar system is examined for the case of a distributed aerosol target. General analytic equations are derived which explicitly describe the contribution to total SNR from each range interval along the optic axis, the range resolution of the measurement, and the atmospheric volume contributing to the measurement. Plots are presented showing the location in range and the volume of the laser radar measurement.Keywords
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