Dr. Sammy W. Henderson Profile

Dr. Sammy W. Henderson

President and Chief Scientist at Beyond Photonics

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Publications (20)

Proceedings Article | 30 August 2017 Paper

Fast widely-tunable single-frequency 2-micron laser for remote-sensing applications

Sammy Henderson, Charley Hale

Proceedings Volume 10406, 104060C (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2277089

KEYWORDS: LIDAR, Laser crystals, Absorption, Laser development, Atmospheric laser remote sensing, Diode pumped solid state lasers, Solid state lasers, Er:YAG lasers, Crystals, Carbon dioxide lasers

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Proceedings Article | 10 May 2007 Paper

Eyesafe diffraction-limited single-frequency 1 ns pulsewidth Er:YAG laser transmitter

Robert Stoneman, Ross Hartman, Eric Schneider, Charles Garvin, Sammy Henderson

Proceedings Volume 6552, 65520H (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.716278

KEYWORDS: Oscillators, Er:YAG lasers, Optical amplifiers, Transmitters, LIDAR, Continuous wave operation, Fiber amplifiers, Fiber lasers, Diffraction

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Proceedings Article | 16 September 2005 Paper

Advanced coherent lidar system for wind measurements

Sammy Henderson, Stephen Hannon

Proceedings Volume 5887, 58870I (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.620318

KEYWORDS: LIDAR, Wind measurement, Doppler effect, Signal processing, Backscatter, Signal detection, Oscillators, Sensors, Turbulence, Aerosols

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Proceedings Article | 29 July 2002 Paper

Theoretical analysis of the impact of local oscillator frequency noise on a laser vibration sensor

Philip Gatt, Steven Johnson, Sammy Henderson, Charley Hale

Proceedings Volume 4723, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.476406

KEYWORDS: Time metrology, Fourier transforms, Velocity measurements, Thulium, Laser stabilization, Oscillators, Signal processing, Sensors, Servomechanisms, Continuous wave operation

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Proceedings Article | 19 September 2001 Paper

Laser radar detection statistics: a comparison of coherent and direct-detection receivers

Philip Gatt, Sammy Henderson

Proceedings Volume 4377, (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.440113

KEYWORDS: Receivers, Signal detection, Signal to noise ratio, Interference (communication), Speckle, Photodetectors, Signal processing, Sensors, Target detection, LIDAR

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Proceedings Article | 13 February 2001 Paper

Widely tunable 2-um cw local/master oscillator lasers for wind and DIAL measurements

Sammy Henderson, Charley Hale, John Hobbs, Philip Gatt, James Magee

Proceedings Volume 4153, (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.417033

KEYWORDS: LIDAR, Carbon dioxide, Molybdenum, Continuous wave operation, Oscillators, Resonators, Fabry–Perot interferometers, Laser applications, Absorption, Spatial light modulators

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Proceedings Article | 13 February 2001 Paper

Tunable single-frequency near-IR lasers for DIAL applications

Sammy Henderson, John Marquardt, Timothy Carrig, Philip Gatt, Duane Smith, Charley Hale

Proceedings Volume 4153, (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.417078

KEYWORDS: Optical parametric oscillators, Semiconductor lasers, Continuous wave operation, Sensors, Absorption, Molybdenum, Tunable lasers, Methane, Crystals

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Proceedings Article | 13 February 2001 Paper

Coherent lidar development for Doppler wind measurement from the International Space Station

Mark Phillips, Sammy Henderson, Mark Poling, Robert Huffaker

Proceedings Volume 4153, (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.417071

KEYWORDS: LIDAR, Rod lasers, Transceivers, Transmitters, Wind measurement, Optical amplifiers, Wind energy, Diodes, Doppler effect, Heatsinks

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Proceedings Article | 5 September 2000 Paper

Eye-safe 2-um master oscillators for precision velocity measurements

Charley Hale, John Hobbs, Sammy Henderson, Philip Gatt

Proceedings Volume 4035, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.397807

KEYWORDS: LIDAR, Molybdenum, Resonators, Fabry–Perot interferometers, Continuous wave operation, Oscillators, Laser resonators, Spatial light modulators, Doppler effect, Laser applications

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Proceedings Article | 5 September 2000 Paper

Micro-Doppler lidar signals and noise mechanisms: theory and experiment

Philip Gatt, Sammy Henderson, J. Alex Thomson, Dale Bruns

Proceedings Volume 4035, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.397813

KEYWORDS: LIDAR, Velocity measurements, Turbulence, Oscillators, Sensors, Interference (communication), Data modeling, Speckle, Solids

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Proceedings Article | 22 October 1999 Paper

Autonomous lidar wind field sensor: design and performance

Sammy Henderson, Eric Yuen, Stephen Hannon

Proceedings Volume 3757, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.366434

KEYWORDS: LIDAR, Signal processing, Transceivers, Wind measurement, Aerosols, Sensors, Doppler effect, Solid state electronics, Atmospheric modeling, Solid state lasers

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Proceedings Article | 8 September 1998 Paper

Agile multiple-pulse coherent lidar for range and micro-Doppler measurement

Stephen Hannon, J. Alex Thomson, Sammy Henderson, Philip Gatt, Robert Stoneman, Dale Bruns

Proceedings Volume 3380, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.327199

KEYWORDS: LIDAR, Transmitters, Sensors, Doppler effect, Velocity measurements, Wind measurement, Monte Carlo methods, Pulsed laser operation, Laser development, Wind energy

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Proceedings Article | 6 January 1997 Paper

Solid-state coherent lidar technology for space-based wind measurement

Mark Phillips, Stephen Hannon, Sammy Henderson, Philip Gatt, Robert Huffaker

Proceedings Volume 2956, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.263153

KEYWORDS: LIDAR, Backscatter, Laser development, Atmospheric modeling, Wind energy, Wind measurement, Databases, Pulsed laser operation, Solid state lasers, Solid state electronics

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Proceedings Article | 21 November 1996 Paper

Autonomous lidar wind field sensor: performance predictions

Stephen Hannon, Sammy Henderson, J. Alex Thomson, Philip Gatt

Proceedings Volume 2832, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.258888

KEYWORDS: LIDAR, Atmospheric modeling, Backscatter, Sensors, Signal to noise ratio, Doppler effect, Turbulence, Visibility, Mass attenuation coefficient, Performance modeling

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Proceedings Article | 21 November 1996 Paper

Airborne optical air turbulence sensor for high-precision vector wind measurement: scanning strategies

Geoffrey Wilson, J. Alex Thomson, Stephen Hannon, Sammy Henderson, Philip Gatt, Charley Hale

Proceedings Volume 2832, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.258889

KEYWORDS: Velocity measurements, Scanners, LIDAR, Wind measurement, Transceivers, Turbulence, Sensors, Error analysis, Data modeling, Doppler effect

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Proceedings Article | 12 June 1995 Paper

Windshear, turbulence, and wake vortex characterization using pulsed solid state coherent lidar

Stephen Hannon, J. Alex Thomson, Sammy Henderson, Robert Huffaker

Proceedings Volume 2464, (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.211480

KEYWORDS: LIDAR, Turbulence, Sensors, Solid state electronics, Doppler effect, Error analysis, Solid state lasers, Wind measurement, Digital signal processing, Oscillators

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Proceedings Article | 1 July 1992 Paper

Performance of a 1-um 1-joule coherent launch site atmospheric wind sounder

James Hawley, Russell Targ, Richard Bruner, Sammy Henderson, Charley Hale, Steven Vetorino, Robert Lee, Scott Harper, Tayyab Khan

Proceedings Volume 1694, (1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.138113

KEYWORDS: LIDAR, Backscatter, Aerosols, Amplifiers, Wind measurement, Clouds, Oscillators, Signal processing, Nd:YAG lasers, Receivers

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Proceedings Article | 1 June 1992 Paper

Atmospheric effects on laser propagation comparisons at 2 and 10 microns

Richard Richmond, Sammy Henderson, Charley Hale

Proceedings Volume 1633, (1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.59208

KEYWORDS: LIDAR, Signal attenuation, Turbulence, Aerosols, Atmospheric particles, Signal to noise ratio, Atmospheric propagation, Backscatter, Absorption, Atmospheric turbulence

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Proceedings Article | 1 June 1992 Paper

Performance of a 1-um, 1-joule coherent launch site atmospheric wind sounder

James Hawley, Russell Targ, Sammy Henderson, Charley Hale

Proceedings Volume 1633, (1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.59207

KEYWORDS: LIDAR, Backscatter, Aerosols, Amplifiers, Clouds, Wind measurement, Receivers, Oscillators, Radar, Doppler effect

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Proceedings Article | 1 May 1990 Paper

Pulsed coherent solid-state 1.06-um and 2.1-um laser radar systems for remote velocity measurement

Sammy Henderson, Robert Huffaker, Michael Kavaya, Charley Hale, James Magee, Lawrence Myers

Proceedings Volume 1222, (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.18377

KEYWORDS: LIDAR, Nd:YAG lasers, Oscillators, Laser systems engineering, Solid state lasers, Velocity measurements, Atmospheric particles, Laser development, Semiconductor lasers, Fabry–Perot interferometers

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