Abstract
The High Performance CO2 Lidar Surveillance Sensor system (HI-CLASS) is a state-of- the-art coherent ladar system which will provide precision tracking and high resolution imaging at the Air Force Maui Optical Station (AMOS). System development is occurring in 3 phases representing increasing hardware/software complexity and system capability. The recently-completed Phase 1 HI-CLASS system employs a compact, pulsed, coherent CO2 oscillator, a heterodyne receiver, and signal recorder coupled to the AMOS 0.6 m Laser Beam Director to demonstrate target (satellite) acquisition and tracking, illumination, return signal detection, signal recording, and off-line processing for range and range rate extraction and range-amplitude imaging. This paper will discuss the Phase 1 HI-CLASS hardware configuration, test objectives, and test results to date employing cooperative, retro-equipped satellites and describe the Phase 2 hardware currently undergoing initial testing.© (1996) COPYRIGHT SPIE--The International Society for Optical Engineering. Downloading of the abstract is permitted for personal use only.
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