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  • 2013 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics - International Quantum Electronics Conference
  • (Optica Publishing Group, 2013),
  • paper CH_2_7

RF-modulated optical pulses generated by non-resonant frequency-shifted feedback for Lidar-Radar velocimetry

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Abstract

Lidar-Radar detection is based on the use of an optically-carried radiofrequency (RF) signal in order to benefit from both the directivity of the optical beam (Lidar), and the accuracy of RF signal processing (Radar) [1]. For many applications, the use of modulated optical pulses becomes mandatory since the detection is quadratic and the optical power of cw lasers is relatively low. Meanwhile, the pulse-to-pulse coherence has to be preserved to efficiently measure the target velocity from the Doppler shift on the RF [2]. We report on the use of an external feedback cavity containing an acousto-optic modulator to generate a RF-modulated pulse train from any Q-switched laser without any electronics feedback loop. A demonstration of a Doppler velocimetry measurement is performed.

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