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Apparatus and method for reducing solar noise in imaging lidar, underwater communications and lidar bathymetry systems
Apparatus and method for reducing solar noise in imaging lidar, underwater communications and lidar bathymetry systems
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机译:用于减少成像激光雷达,水下通信和激光雷达测深系统中的太阳噪声的设备和方法
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The present invention employs an optical filter which rejects substantially all wavelengths except for a selected wavelength. This invention eliminates most optical noise (e.g., solar noise) in LIDAR (light detection and ranging) imaging systems as well as LIDAR bathymetry systems and underwater submarine communication systems. The selected wavelength corresponds to the transmission wavelength of the laser. In accordance with the LIDAR systems of the present invention, a laser beam of the selected wavelength is projected at a body of water wherein a return beam is generated. The reflected or backscattered return beam is collected by optics which then directs the beam at the filter. The beam is filtered so that substantially all other wavelengths not corresponding to the selected wavelength are rejected, thereby eliminating most optical noise, particularly solar noise. The filtered beam is then detected. In accordance with the underwater communication system of the present invention, an encoded laser beam of the selected wavelength is projected at an underwear location (e.g., submarine). This beam is collected by optics which then directs the beam at the filter. Again, the beam is filtered so that substantially all other wavelengths not corresponding to the selected wavelength are rejected, thereby eliminating most optical noise, particularly solar noise. The filtered beam is then detected and provides a signal to be decoded.
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