Performance of a 1-um 1-joule coherent launch site atmospheric wind sounder

James G. Hawley; Russell Targ; Richard S. Bruner; Sammy W. Henderson; Charley P. Hale; Steven Vetorino; Robert W. Lee; Scott Harper; Tayyab Khan

doi:10.1117/12.138113

1 July 1992 Performance of a 1-micron, 1-joule Coherent Launch Site Atmospheric Wind Sounder

James G. Hawley, Russell Targ, Richard S. Bruner, Sammy W. Henderson, Charley P. Hale, Steven Vetorino, Robert W. Lee, Scott Harper, Tayyab Khan

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Proceedings Volume 1694, Sensors and Sensor Systems for Guidance and Navigation II; (1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.138113
Event: Aerospace Sensing, 1992, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

The paper describes the design and performance of the Coherent Launch Site Atmospheric Wind Sounder (CLAWS), which is a test and demonstration program designed for monitoring winds with a solid-state lidar in real time for the launch site vehicle guidance and control application. Analyses were conducted to trade off CO2 (9.11- and 10.6-microns), Ho:YAG (2.09 microns), and Nd:YAG (1.06-micron) laser-based lidars. The measurements set a new altitude record (26 km) for coherent wind measurements in the stratosphere.

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James G. Hawley, Russell Targ, Richard S. Bruner, Sammy W. Henderson, Charley P. Hale, Steven Vetorino, Robert W. Lee, Scott Harper, and Tayyab Khan "Performance of a 1-micron, 1-joule Coherent Launch Site Atmospheric Wind Sounder", Proc. SPIE 1694, Sensors and Sensor Systems for Guidance and Navigation II, (1 July 1992); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.138113

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