Performance of a 1-micron, 1-joule Coherent Launch Site Atmospheric Wind SounderThe paper describes the design and performance of the Coherent Launch Site Atmospheric Wind Sounder (CLAWS), which is a test and demonstration program designed for monitoring winds with a solid-state lidar in real time for the launch site vehicle guidance and control application. Analyses were conducted to trade off CO2 (9.11- and 10.6-microns), Ho:YAG (2.09 microns), and Nd:YAG (1.06-micron) laser-based lidars. The measurements set a new altitude record (26 km) for coherent wind measurements in the stratosphere.
Document ID
19930044166
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Hawley, James G. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Targ, Russell (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Bruner, Richard (Lockheed Missiles & Space Co., Inc. Research and Development Div., Palo Alto, CA, United States)
Henderson, Sammy W. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Hale, Charles P. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Vetorino, Steven (Coherent Technologies, Inc. Boulder, CO, United States)
Lee, R. W. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Harper, Scott (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Khan, Tayyab (Lassen Research Chico, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1992
Publication Information
Publication: In: Sensors and sensor systems for guidance and navigation II; Proceedings of the Meeting, Orlando, FL, Apr. 22, 23, 1992 (A93-28151 10-35)
Publisher: Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers