Laser range finder using Gaussian beam range equation

✍ Scribed by Sahapong Kruapech; Joewono Widjaja

• Book ID: 103875764
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 2010
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 380 KB
• Volume: 42
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0030-3992
• DOI: 10.1016/j.optlastec.2009.11.020

✦ Synopsis

A new range equation for laser range finder using Gaussian beam profile is proposed. Unlike conventional range equations, the proposed equation can be applied to any ranging conditions, regardless of a beam size of incident light upon targets. We also show an operational coefficient for estimating the returned power using the proposed Gaussian beam range equation as an empirical correction factor.