Analysis and Design of a Pulsed GaAs Laser Rangefinder Receiver

Keywords

Pulsed GaAs laser rangefinder, Receiver preamplifier bandwidth, Threshold detection algorithms, Aperture sizing and optimization, Submunition guidance electronics

Abstract

A pulsed GaAs laser rangefinder is analyzed and designed for a submunition guidance application. A computer simulation is used to optimize laser power, receiver aperture and preamplifier bandwidth. Two methods of threshold detection are presented and compared. Experimental results include receiver preamplifier transfer function and threshold detector performance.

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Graduation Date

1989

Semester

Spring

Advisor

Christodoulou, Christos

Degree

Master of Science (M.S.)

College

College of Engineering

Department

Electrical Engineering and Communication Sciences

Format

PDF

Pages

67 pages

Language

English

Length of Campus-only Access

None

Access Status

Masters Thesis (Open Access)

Identifier

DP0026631

Subjects

Dissertations; Academic -- Engineering; Engineering -- Dissertations; Academic; Gallium arsenide semiconductors--Design; Gallium arsenide semiconductors--Computer simulation; Optical detectors--Design and construction; Pulsed radiation--Measurement; Gallium arsenide semiconductors--Experiments

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