Optical systems design used for laser smoothing in far field

Xianying Ge*, Tian Lan, Yinchao Zhang, Guoqiang Ni

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Laser smoothing technology is employed not only in near field but also in far field in order to make images of scenes on the ground on the basis of echoes in systems such as 3-D imaging lidar. In this paper, the principle of superposition after partition is described in detail. Two methods for laser smoothing are introduced, one of which is lens array, capable of attaining a large area of uniform illumination in far-field, and the other one is birefringent lenses, suitable to obtain a small area of uniform illumination in far-field. A comparison is made about the performance characteristics of the two methods from different aspects. This provides a reference about how to choose smoothing methods to achieve uniform irradiation. 2009 SPIE.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationInternational Symposium on Photoelectronic Detection and Imaging 2009
Subtitle of host publicationLaser Sensing and Imaging
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2009
EventInternational Symposium on Photoelectronic Detection and Imaging 2009: Laser Sensing and Imaging - Beijing, China
Duration: 17 Jun 200919 Jun 2009

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume7382
ISSN (Print)0277-786X

Conference

ConferenceInternational Symposium on Photoelectronic Detection and Imaging 2009: Laser Sensing and Imaging
Country/TerritoryChina
CityBeijing
Period17/06/0919/06/09

Keywords

  • Energy utilization
  • Irradiated surface
  • Laser
  • Uniform

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