Variable optical attenuation functionality for laser welding, laser range finder, and lidar applications

Zeev Zalevsky; Roy Appelman; Gal Shabtay; David Mendlovic; Jacob Vertman

doi:10.1117/12.510868

12 January 2004 Variable optical attenuation functionality for laser welding, laser range finder, and lidar applications

Zeev Zalevsky, Roy Appelman, Gal Shabtay, David Mendlovic, Jacob Vertman

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Proceedings Volume 5240, Laser Radar Technology for Remote Sensing; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.510868
Event: Remote Sensing, 2003, Barcelona, Spain

Abstract

In this paper we present ultra fast variable optical attenuator to be used for improved performance laser welding systems and for increasing the measurement performance in laser range finders and LIDARs. The improvement in laser range and LIDAR systems is caused due to preventing the reflection of light from the optics of the transmitter that saturates the receiver and thus limits the minimal detection range.

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Zeev Zalevsky, Roy Appelman, Gal Shabtay, David Mendlovic, and Jacob Vertman "Variable optical attenuation functionality for laser welding, laser range finder, and lidar applications", Proc. SPIE 5240, Laser Radar Technology for Remote Sensing, (12 January 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.510868

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