Abstract
AbstractDoppler Lidar is a good candidate for wind velocity measurement. But the total Doppler shift experienced by the backscattered laser pulses with a conical scanning instrument varies in a wide frequency range. Narrowing intermediate frequency bandwidth could provide better performances for both detection and low noise amplification. Therefore, optical mixing and parametric amplification in the same device have been investigated with HgCdTe photodetectors cooled at liquid nitrogen temperature. The optical and microwave setup needed for simulating Doppler and testing these detectors is described. Some experimental results, which demonstrate the feasibility of this new heterodyning process, are given. © 1995 John Wiley & Sons. Inc.
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