Estimation of SNR Including Quantization Error of Multi-Wavelength Lidar Receiver

This paper comprises the design and operation of mono-static backscatter lidar station based on a pulsed Nd: YAG laser that operates at multiple wavelengths. The three-color lidar laser transmitter is based on the collinear fundamental 1064 nm, second harmonic 532 nm and a third harmonic 355nm outpu...

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Autores principales: Zena A. Abed, Muna M. Hummady
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:3d5b20c326164a068895d5aa695dc4872021-12-02T07:14:47ZEstimation of SNR Including Quantization Error of Multi-Wavelength Lidar Receiver1818-1171https://doaj.org/article/3d5b20c326164a068895d5aa695dc4872013-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.iasj.net/iasj?func=fulltext&aId=74870https://doaj.org/toc/1818-1171This paper comprises the design and operation of mono-static backscatter lidar station based on a pulsed Nd: YAG laser that operates at multiple wavelengths. The three-color lidar laser transmitter is based on the collinear fundamental 1064 nm, second harmonic 532 nm and a third harmonic 355nm output of a Nd:YAG laser. The most important parameter of lidar especially daytime operations is the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) which gives some instructions in designing of lidar and it is often limit the effective range. The reason is that noises or interferences always badly affect the measured results. The inversion algorithms have been developed for the study of atmospheric aerosols. Signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of three-color channel receivers were presented while averaging together 1, 20, 50 and 100 lidar returns and combined to the signal to noise ratio associated with the quantization process for each channel.Zena A. AbedMuna M. HummadyAl-Khwarizmi College of Engineering – University of BaghdadarticlelidarSignal-to-noise ratioaerosolsnoiselaser radar.Chemical engineeringTP155-156Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)TA1-2040ENAl-Khawarizmi Engineering Journal, Vol 9, Iss 2, Pp 77-84 (2013)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic lidar
Signal-to-noise ratio
aerosols
noise
laser radar.
Chemical engineering
TP155-156
Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
TA1-2040
spellingShingle lidar
Signal-to-noise ratio
aerosols
noise
laser radar.
Chemical engineering
TP155-156
Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
TA1-2040
Zena A. Abed
Muna M. Hummady
Estimation of SNR Including Quantization Error of Multi-Wavelength Lidar Receiver
description This paper comprises the design and operation of mono-static backscatter lidar station based on a pulsed Nd: YAG laser that operates at multiple wavelengths. The three-color lidar laser transmitter is based on the collinear fundamental 1064 nm, second harmonic 532 nm and a third harmonic 355nm output of a Nd:YAG laser. The most important parameter of lidar especially daytime operations is the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) which gives some instructions in designing of lidar and it is often limit the effective range. The reason is that noises or interferences always badly affect the measured results. The inversion algorithms have been developed for the study of atmospheric aerosols. Signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of three-color channel receivers were presented while averaging together 1, 20, 50 and 100 lidar returns and combined to the signal to noise ratio associated with the quantization process for each channel.
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author Zena A. Abed
Muna M. Hummady
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Muna M. Hummady
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title Estimation of SNR Including Quantization Error of Multi-Wavelength Lidar Receiver
title_short Estimation of SNR Including Quantization Error of Multi-Wavelength Lidar Receiver
title_full Estimation of SNR Including Quantization Error of Multi-Wavelength Lidar Receiver
title_fullStr Estimation of SNR Including Quantization Error of Multi-Wavelength Lidar Receiver
title_full_unstemmed Estimation of SNR Including Quantization Error of Multi-Wavelength Lidar Receiver
title_sort estimation of snr including quantization error of multi-wavelength lidar receiver
publisher Al-Khwarizmi College of Engineering – University of Baghdad
publishDate 2013
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