Accession Number:
AD0748071
Title:
Erbium Laser Rangefinding
Descriptive Note:
Research and development technical rept.
Corporate Author:
ARMY ELECTRONICS COMMAND FORT MONMOUTH NJ
Personal Author(s):
Report Date:
1972-06-01
Pagination or Media Count:
18.0
Abstract:
Laser range finding at 1.54 microns was performed with an erbium laser transmitter and Texas Instruments APD-1.54 germanium avalanche photodetector. Ranging to a 2 x 2 meter target 2635 meters away produced a usable return signal of .7 volt. Trees 3.2 km away yielded return signals of approximately .1 volt. The rangefinder weighed in excess of 50 lb, and would be difficult to adapt to a lightweight system.
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Subject Categories:
- Infrared Detection and Detectors