Hollow-waveguide integrated optics for 10.6-um lidar

Richard Michael Jenkins; R. W. J. Devereux; A. F. Blockley

doi:10.1117/12.327210

8 September 1998 Hollow-waveguide integrated optics for 10.6-μm lidar

Richard Michael Jenkins, R. W. J. Devereux, A. F. Blockley

Proceedings Volume 3380, Laser Radar Technology and Applications III; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.327210
Event: Aerospace/Defense Sensing and Controls, 1998, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

A novel integrated optic approach to the manufacture of 10.6 micrometers coherent laser radar systems is described and demonstrated. The approach uses hollow waveguides to guide light between system components which are integrated into a common substrate. The design, manufacture and operation of a seven element laser radar subsystem which is compact, rugged and provides a mixing efficiency in excess of 80% of the theoretical maximum, is discussed. Experiments which confirm the validity of the design criteria upon which the system is based are described. The demonstration of the subsystem as a simple homodyne vibrometer is also outlined.

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Richard Michael Jenkins, R. W. J. Devereux, and A. F. Blockley "Hollow-waveguide integrated optics for 10.6-μm lidar", Proc. SPIE 3380, Laser Radar Technology and Applications III, (8 September 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.327210

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