The incorporation of an optical parametric oscillator (OPO) as the light source for a laser radar system provides remote sensing with frequency agility. Periodically-poled LiNbO/sub 3/ (PPLN) is an especially promising material for this application because it allows custom engineering of tuning characteristics. The design of such a system, theoretical modeling of clutter reduction performance, and preliminary experimental data are presented in this paper.


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    Title :

    Frequency-agile laser radar using a periodically-polled lithium niobate optical parametric oscillator


    Contributors:
    Grayson, T.P. (author) / Myers, L.E. (author) / Barnes, L.J. (author) / Nelson, M.D. (author) / McDonald, S.A. (author) / Missey, M.J. (author) / Dominic, V. (author)


    Publication date :

    1996-01-01


    Size :

    842008 byte





    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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