Dual color modulo satellite ranging operating a synchro-scan streak camera

Stefan Riepl; Ulrich Schreiber; Matthias Groeschl

doi:10.1117/12.228511

15 December 1995 Dual color modulo satellite ranging operating a synchro scan streak camera

Stefan Riepl, Ulrich Schreiber, Matthias Groeschl

Proceedings Volume 2581, Lidar Techniques for Remote Sensing II; (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.228511
Event: Satellite Remote Sensing II, 1995, Paris, France

Abstract

This paper outlines the operation of a synchro scan streak camera in conjunction with a phase coupled Nd:YAG laser in order to perform range measurements to artificial satellites at two wavelengths simultaneously. The driving frequency for both, the laser optoacoustic modelocker and the streak camera, is obtained from a stable frequency standard. The synchronization of transmitter and receiver permits the designation of phases to the laser pulses detected by the streak camera relative to the transmitted ones. Therefore ranges can be determined in modulo parts of the driving frequency. In order to calibrate the device, ranging to a local ground target was carried out. It is shown that a standard deviation of about 10 ps can be reached operating the device in multi photon mode, despite the fact that the laser is operated with 200 ps FWHM pulses. The analysis of the satellite laser ranging experiments show that this high precision can be reached as well in the earth to space propagation channel.

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Stefan Riepl, Ulrich Schreiber, and Matthias Groeschl "Dual color modulo satellite ranging operating a synchro scan streak camera", Proc. SPIE 2581, Lidar Techniques for Remote Sensing II, (15 December 1995); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.228511

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