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Multiple Mode Noncooperative Hard Target Identification LADAR Systems
NAVAIR CHINA LAKE
Coherent Technologies, Inc. (CTI) has developed a new laser source that identifies difficult targets at extended distances. This first-of-its-kind transmitter utilizes innovative 1.5 micron wavelength eyesafe laser technology. The transceiver architecture is best utilized in long range detection and noncooperative target identification (NCTID) via microDoppler vibrometry. An innovative compact diode-pumped solid-state laser is used to drive a coherent injection-seeded solid-state Raman ring resonator that produces adaptive waveforms to optimize sensor performance for a given target. The success of CTI’s laser technology has resulted in multiple Air Force follow-on contracts to mature the technology and to provide comprehensive studies for advanced tactical airborne applications.
Applications
- Military and Commercial Significance:
- Kill chain prosecution (find, fix, track, target, engage, assess)
- 2D/3D imaging and coherent adaptive doublet waveform vibrometry
- DoD 1.5-micron wavelength laser transmitter for coherent Doppler LIDAR wind sensing
- Using sensors to enhance combat identification to improve fratricide avoidance and increase the ability to differentiate non-combatants from forces with hostile intent is of paramount military concern. At extended stand-off ranges, current sensors have difficulty achieving a combination of an operationally safe high probability of detection and a low probability of false alarm. CIT’s laser technology provides a new long-range sensor that enables earlier identification of unknown targets in air-to-air engagements. The adaptive doublet pulse format provides superior range performance to continuous wave vibrometers with equivalent power-aperture products, while being uniquely compatible with other NCTID functions for tactical/strategic surveillance. Ancillary functions include precision rangefinding for trajectory state vector measurement and illumination for shape-echoes or multi-dimensional target images.
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