Photon counting, chirped AM LADAR system and related methods
US7675610B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 5, 2007 |
| Grant date | Mar 9, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 23, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S17/26
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Ladar systems and methods are provided. One embodiment is a ladar system comprising: a chirp generator for generating a chirped waveform; a laser for transmitting a light signal toward a target, the light signal being modulated by the chirped waveform; and a photon-counting sensor for receiving a temporally-modulated photon stream corresponding to the modulated light signal being reflected from the target and toward the ladar system, the photon-counting sensor gated relative to the chirped waveform.
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