Doppler lidar power, aperture diameter, and FFT size trade-off study

David B. Chester; Scott E. Budge

doi:10.1117/12.2262790

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In the design or selection of a Doppler lidar instrument for a spacecraft landing system, it is important to evaluate the balance between performance requirements and cost, weight, and power consumption. Leveraging the capability of LadarSIM, a trade-off study was performed to evaluate the interaction between the laser transmission power, aperture diameter, and FFT size in a Doppler lidar system. For this study the probabilities of detection and false alarm were calculated using LadarSIM to simulate FMCW lidar systems with varying power, aperture diameter, and FFT size. This paper reports the results of this trade-off study.

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David B. Chester, David B. Chester, Scott E. Budge, Scott E. Budge, "Doppler lidar power, aperture diameter, and FFT size trade-off study", Proc. SPIE 10191, Laser Radar Technology and Applications XXII, 1019106 (5 May 2017); doi: 10.1117/12.2262790; https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2262790

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