Periodic, Pseudo-noise Waveforms for Multi-function Coherent Ladar
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2010
Publication Source
Applied Optics
Abstract
We report the use of periodic, pseudonoise waveforms in a multifunction coherent ladar system. We exploit the Doppler sensitivity of these waveforms, as well as agile processing, to enable diverse ladar functions, including high range resolution imaging, macro-Doppler imaging, synthetic aperture ladar, and range-resolved micro-Doppler imaging. We present analytic expressions and simulations demonstrating the utility of pseudonoise waveforms for each of the ladar modes. We also discuss a laboratory pseudonoise ladar system that was developed to demonstrate range compression and range-resolved micro-Doppler imaging, as well as the phase recovery common to each of the coherent modes.
Inclusive pages
1908-1922
ISBN/ISSN
1559-128X
Copyright
Copyright © 2010, Optical Society of America
Publisher
Optical Society of America
Volume
49
Issue
10
Peer Reviewed
yes
eCommons Citation
Dierking, Matthew P. and Duncan, Bradley D., "Periodic, Pseudo-noise Waveforms for Multi-function Coherent Ladar" (2010). Electro-Optics and Photonics Faculty Publications. 32.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/eop_fac_pub/32
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