Vol. 7, issue 04, article # 11

pdf Bukharin A. V., Pershin S. M. Theoretical analysis of an eye-safe lidar. // Atmospheric and oceanic optics. 1994. V. 7. No. 04. P. 276-283.
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Abstract:

In this paper we present a theoretical analysis of eye–safe semiconductor laser–based lidar with a photon counting signal recording system. We have derived basic expressions to be used for assessing some physical parameters of the medium under study for the case of extremely low (micro–Joules) energy of sounding radiation per pulse that is several times lower than that of the daytime sky background. In this paper we also present a technique for transforming the function of photon distribution over intervals to the form convenient for linear presentation of signals. Analytical expressions for estimating limiting parameters of the lidar under study are derived.