Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 15, Issue 8, 082801(2017)

Far-field outdoor experimental demonstration of down-looking synthetic aperture ladar

Guangyuan Li1,2, Zhiyong Lu1, Yu Zhou1, Jianfeng Sun1、*, Qian Xu1, Chenzhe Lao1,2, Hongyu He1,2, Guo Zhang1,2, and Liren Liu1
Author Affiliations
  • 1Key Laboratory of Space Laser Communication and Detection Technology, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
  • 2University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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    Experimental structure for down-looking SAIL.
    Outdoor experimental photo of down-looking SAIL.
    Errors of the phase modulation module: side-to-side vibrant angle.
    Simulation results: (a) compressed image in the orthogonal direction and (b) the imaging result.
    Optical corner cube target and imaging result of down-looking SAIL over 6 km: (a) the optical corner cubes and (b) the imaging result.
    Compressed image in the orthogonal direction over 6 km: (a) without alignment and (b) with alignment.
    • Table 1. System Parameters of Down-Looking SAIL

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      Table 1. System Parameters of Down-Looking SAIL

      ParametersValues
      Wavelength λ1030 nm
      Vibrant angle±7°
      Beam diameter4m×4m
      Vibrant frequency760 Hz
      Focus length of launch/receive lens1.2 m
      Imaging distance6800 m
      The rotation speed of the rotary table0.1°/s
      Modulation length5 mm
      Sampled frequency in orthogonal direction31.25 MHz
      Sampled frequency in azimuthal direction1520 Hz
      Cylindrical lens focal length60 and 60mm
      Range×Azimuthal resolutions28.8mm×21.9mm
      Laser power30 W
      Sampling duty cycle58.91%
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    Guangyuan Li, Zhiyong Lu, Yu Zhou, Jianfeng Sun, Qian Xu, Chenzhe Lao, Hongyu He, Guo Zhang, Liren Liu, "Far-field outdoor experimental demonstration of down-looking synthetic aperture ladar," Chin. Opt. Lett. 15, 082801 (2017)

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    Paper Information

    Category: Remote Sensing and Sensors

    Received: Feb. 23, 2017

    Accepted: Apr. 28, 2017

    Published Online: Jul. 20, 2018

    The Author Email: Jianfeng Sun (sunjianfengs@163.com)

    DOI:10.3788/COL201715.082801

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