Proceedings of the 1st International Multi-Disciplinary Conference Theme: Sustainable Development and Smart Planning, IMDC-SDSP 2020, Cyperspace, 28-30 June 2020

Research Article

Design and Operation of Coherent Optical Radar for Civilian Applications

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.28-6-2020.2297930,
        author={Mahdi  Edan},
        title={Design and Operation of Coherent Optical Radar for Civilian Applications},
        proceedings={Proceedings of the 1st International Multi-Disciplinary Conference Theme: Sustainable Development and Smart Planning, IMDC-SDSP 2020, Cyperspace, 28-30 June 2020},
        publisher={EAI},
        proceedings_a={IMDC-SDSP},
        year={2020},
        month={9},
        keywords={laser; laser radar; heterodyne detection; coherent optical radar},
        doi={10.4108/eai.28-6-2020.2297930}
    }
    
  • Mahdi Edan
    Year: 2020
    Design and Operation of Coherent Optical Radar for Civilian Applications
    IMDC-SDSP
    EAI
    DOI: 10.4108/eai.28-6-2020.2297930
Mahdi Edan1,*
  • 1: Department of Quality Assurance, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Baghdad, Iraq Northern Technical University – Mosul
*Contact email: mafcd@mst.edu

Abstract

This paper introduces experimental results of a laboratory scale laser Radar. A computer-controlled laser radar system for measuring moving object velocities using both CO2 laser and laser diode was constructed. Different moving objects with different velocities were used. Furthermore, Doppler Shifts, modulation frequencies and laser wavelengths were transferred to a personal computer (PC). From the previous parameters, the pc was able to present target velocities. A special software and the relevant electronic card (type HP-Gp-lb-designed for spectrum analyzer) were used for noise cancellation and for measuring moving object velocities. We used heterodyne detection technique to detect weak signals.