Imaging lidar system using non-visible light
US5013917A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 12, 1988 |
| Grant date | May 7, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 12, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2201/0697
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system is presented for the remote detection and imaging of objects at night. In accordance with the present invention, a laser is used to generate short pulses of infrared light with pulse widths on the order of nanoseconds. The laser light is expanded by optics and projected at the target scene. An intensified CCD (charge coupled device) camera is electronically shuttered after an appropriate time delay such that the image formed by the camera is composed of infrared light backscattered by the target from a range of r.
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