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Space-bandwidth Product Enhancement of a Monostatic, Multi-aperture Infrared Image Upconversion Ladar Receiver Incorporating Periodically Polled LiNbO3
Applied Optics
  • Christopher D. Brewer, University of Dayton
  • Bradley D. Duncan, University of Dayton
  • Phillip S. Maciejewski, University of Dayton
  • Sean M. Kirkpatrick, Wright Laboratory
  • Edward A. Watson, Wright Laboratory
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2002
Abstract

We investigate the space-bandwidth product of a ladar system incorporating an upconversion receiver. After illuminating a target with an eye-safe beam, we direct the return into a piece of periodically poled LiNbO3 where it is upconverted into the visible spectrum and detected with a CCD camera. The theoretical and experimental transfer functions are then found. We show that the angular acceptance of the upconversion process severely limits the receiver field of regard for macroscopic coupling optics. This limitation is overcome with a pair of microlens arrays, and a 43% increase in the system’s measured space-bandwidth product is demonstrated.

Inclusive pages
2251-2262
ISBN/ISSN
1559-128X
Publisher
Optical Society of America
Peer Reviewed
Yes
Citation Information
Christopher D. Brewer, Bradley D. Duncan, Phillip S. Maciejewski, Sean M. Kirkpatrick, et al.. "Space-bandwidth Product Enhancement of a Monostatic, Multi-aperture Infrared Image Upconversion Ladar Receiver Incorporating Periodically Polled LiNbO3" Applied Optics Vol. 41 Iss. 12 (2002)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/bradley_duncan/20/