Pulse compression signal processor utilizing identical saw matched filters for both up and down chirps

CE Nourrcier - US Patent 5,298,962, 1994 - Google Patents
2. Discussion Laser radar systems which employ an intensely fo cused beam of light to
detect the presence, position and motion of objects have been used in numerous applica …

Laser pulse compression ranging system using double-chirped pulses

MJ Brienza, EB Treacy - US Patent 3,549,256, 1970 - Google Patents
US3549256A - Laser pulse compression ranging system using double-chirped pulses - Google
Patents US3549256A - Laser pulse compression ranging system using double-chirped pulses …

High-voltage crystal ramp generator and integrator for FM laser radar

CE Nourrcier Jr - US Patent 5,347,357, 1994 - Google Patents
2. Description of Related Art Laser radar systems, employing an intensely focused beam of
light to detect the presence, position, and mo tion of objects, have been used in many …

Linear FM chirp laser

RL Duvall III, MJ Halmos, DM Henderson - US Patent 4,662,741, 1987 - Google Patents
A laser radar system employing a linear FM chirp laser followed by post detection pulse
compression by a surface acoustic wave (SAW) device. The heart of the invention is the FM …

Method and arrangement for compensating for frequency jitter in a laser radar system by utilizing double-sideband chirped modulator/demodulator system

PA Pruitt - US Patent 6,573,982, 2003 - Google Patents
A frequency jitter compensation radar system which frequency modulates a transmitter laser
beam with simultaneously generated up-and down-chirped frequency modulated signals …

FM-CW laser radar system

AV Jelalian, WH Keene, CM Sonnenschein… - US Patent …, 1988 - Google Patents
57 ABSTRACT A scanning laser radar system utilizing a frequency modulated (fm)-
continuous wave (cw) beam to coher ently detect echo signal returns from an object in a …

Doppler tolerant binary phase coded pulse compression system

BL Lewis - US Patent 4,661,819, 1987 - Google Patents
Accordingly, one object of the present invention is to provide a binary phase coded pulse
compression sys ten. Another is to provide a binary phase coded pulse compression system …

Multi-sampling-channel pulse compressor

BL Lewis, FF Kretschmer Jr - US Patent 4,359,735, 1982 - Google Patents
Ellis (57 ABSTRACT A digital pulse compression processor for reducing the processing loss
in target-echo signals caused by sam pling time errors comprising a first processing channel …

Programmable scanner/tracker

WJ Green Jr, RJ Mongeon, RE Wolff Sr… - US Patent …, 1984 - Google Patents
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to a scanning and/or tracking
mechanism intended for use as part of either an optical obstacle avoidance or target tracking …

Laser radar system

DC Mckown, DE Howlett, A Di Tommaso - US Patent 3,516,743, 1970 - Google Patents
A compact optical system which changes the trans mitted output of a laser unit into a slender
rectangular beam which is scanned back and forth at right angles to the length of the …