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Paper Topics to be Considered

Below is a list of paper topics to be considered for the conference.

  • Requirements
    • Wind and hard target applications
  • Laser Radar Theory, Modeling, and Simulation
    • Atmospheric propagation
    • Target or aerosol backscatter
    • Coherent or direct detection statistics
    • Comparison of coherent and direct detection laser radar systems
      • Theory, model prediction, and experiment comparison
      • For both aerosol and hard targets
  • Ground and Airborne Wind Lidar Systems (Design, Measurements, Applications)
    • General wind and aerosol measurements
    • Wake vortex detection and tracking
    • Airport wind hazards
    • Clear air turbulence
  • Space-Based Lidar (Design and Performance Predictions for both Coherent and Direct Detection)
    • Winds
    • Atmospheric greenhouse gases
  • Coherent DIAL Systems
    • Atmospheric CO2, other molecules
    • Pollution detection and tracking
    • Chemical and biological detection and characterization
  • Hard Target Laser Radar
    • Detection, tracking, and discrimination
    • Proximity operations, machine vision
    • 3D imaging
    • Precision velocity and vibration measurements
  • Novel Systems
    • Coherent Geiger-mode detection laser radar systems
      • Comparison of Geiger and linear mode systems
    • Operation at novel coherent wavelengths (e.g., TeraHertz or UV)
  • Synthetic and Multiple Aperture Coherent Laser Radar Systems
    • Optical phased array transmitters
    • Phase coherent multiple pixel receivers
    • Speckle imaging
  • Advanced Component Technologies
    • Transmitters
    • Receivers
    • Novel optics / optical integrated circuits
    • Space qualified lidar components
    • Advanced signal processing
      • Hardware and software
      • Novel algorithms
  • Target Characterization
    • Calibrated targets
    • Speckle, signal statistics, cross section
  • Related Coherent Optical Technologies and Applications
    • Telecom
    • Biological imaging systems
    • Other novel applications of coherent optical technologies and systems

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