Analysis of the performance of a coherent pulsed fiber lidar for aerosol backscatter applications

Eacock, M; Harris, M; Roberts, PJ; Pearson, GN

Abstract

The antenna and the Doppler estimation characteristics of a coherent pulsed lidar intended for short-range aerosol backscatter applications have been analyzed. The system used fiber-optic interconnects and operated at a wavelength of 1.548 mum. The range dependence of the signal for various bistatic and monostatic antenna configurations has been determined. The system operated in a low-pulse-energy, high-pulse-repetition-rate mode, and the Doppler estimates from the return signal were achieved with a multipulse accumulation procedure. The expected performance of the accumulation in this low-photocount regime was compared with the data obtained from the system, and a reasonable level of agreement was demonstrated.

Citation

Eacock, M., Harris, M., Roberts, P., & Pearson, G. (2002). Analysis of the performance of a coherent pulsed fiber lidar for aerosol backscatter applications. Applied Optics, 41(30), 6442-6450. https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.41.006442

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Oct 20, 2002
• Deposit Date: Oct 9, 2007
• Journal: Applied Optics
• Print ISSN: 1559-128X
• Publisher: Optical Society of America
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 41
• Issue: 30
• Pages: 6442-6450
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.41.006442
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.41.006442