Steve Ray Wilkinson - Stevenson Ranch CA, US Todd O. Clatterbuck - Playa Vista CA, US Thomas R. Nelson - Albuquerque NM, US
Assignee:
RAYTHEON COMPANY - Waltham MA
International Classification:
G01B 9/02
US Classification:
356450
Abstract:
An ultra-stable short pulse remote sensor having extended temporal coherence for long range sensing. The sensor provides unique target signatures from an ultrashort pulse after it has interacted with a target at range by measuring the spectral amplitude and phase of the pulse. Accordingly, coherent detection of targets at long ranges can be performed with reduced power.