Active tracking with moderate power lasers

Jim F. Riker; Robert Q. Fugate; Trae Holcomb; Joshua L. Kann; William H. Lowrey; Ann C. Slavin; James M. Spinhirne; Andrea L. Tuffli; James M. Brown II

doi:10.1117/12.562298

18 October 2004 Active tracking with moderate power lasers

Jim F. Riker, Robert Q. Fugate, Trae Holcomb, Joshua L. Kann, William H. Lowrey, Ann C. Slavin, James M. Spinhirne, Andrea L. Tuffli, James M. Brown II

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Proceedings Volume 5552, Target-in-the-Loop: Atmospheric Tracking, Imaging, and Compensation; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.562298
Event: Optical Science and Technology, the SPIE 49th Annual Meeting, 2004, Denver, Colorado, United States

Abstract

Progress on active tracking at the Starfire Optical Range (SOR) has been significant in the years 2003-2004. We have obtained laser returns from a number of retro-reflector and also unaugmented satellite objects, and compared the signal returns to theories presented in previous SPIE papers (ref. 1-3). These results have concentrated on very low-power, sinusoidally-modulated lasers and a large-aperture, phase-sensitive detection receiver to discriminate the return signal from background and noise. This year, we have installed and used a much higher average power, high-repetition-rate pulsed laser in order to increase the signal-to-noise ratio. Results from these laser engagements will be presented along with simulation and theoretical comparisons. Techniques for diagnosing the laser uplink and the receiver systems will be discussed.

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Jim F. Riker, Robert Q. Fugate, Trae Holcomb, Joshua L. Kann, William H. Lowrey, Ann C. Slavin, James M. Spinhirne, Andrea L. Tuffli, and James M. Brown II "Active tracking with moderate power lasers", Proc. SPIE 5552, Target-in-the-Loop: Atmospheric Tracking, Imaging, and Compensation, (18 October 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.562298

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