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Daylight space debris laser ranging [PDF]
Nature Communications, 2020 Space debris laser ranging is a technique to measure distances to defunct satellites or rocket bodies in orbits around Earth which was only possible within a few hours around twilight.
Michael A. Steindorfer +5 more
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Recent Progress in Lunar Laser Ranging at Grasse Laser Ranging Station
Earth and Space Science, 2020 Based on a fully passive space segment, the lunar laser ranging experiment is the last of the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package to operate. Observations from the Grasse lunar laser ranging station have been made on a daily basis since the first ...
Julien Chabé +13 more
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Progress in Avalanche Photodiodes for Laser Ranging [PDF]
SensorsLaser ranging is a high-precision geodetic technique that plays an indispensable role in the field of geodynamics. Avalanche photodiodes (APDs) offer a series of advantages over other photodetector technologies, including photomultiplier tubes (PMTs) and
Zhenxing Liu +5 more
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The Short-Range, High-Accuracy Compact Pulsed Laser Ranging System [PDF]
Sensors, 2022 A short-range, compact, real-time pulsed laser rangefinder is constructed based on pulsed time-of-flight (ToF) method. In order to reduce timing discrimination error and achieve high ranging accuracy, gray-value distance correction and temperature ...
Hongbin Ma +5 more
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A Tutorial on Retroreflectors and Arrays Used in Satellite and Lunar Laser Ranging
Photonics, 2023 The present paper discusses the basics of retroreflector theory and the manner in which they are combined in arrays to service the laser tracking of artificial satellites and the Moon.
John J. Degnan
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Design of pulse laser high-precision ranging algorithm under low signal-to-noise ratio
Open Physics, 2022 Because the traditional pulse laser high-precision ranging method has the problems of low ranging accuracy and long ranging time, a pulse laser high-precision ranging algorithm under low signal-to-noise ratio is proposed.
Chen Fang, Luo Lingling
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Space debris and satellite laser ranging combined using a megahertz system [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsSatellite laser ranging and space debris laser ranging are two closely related range measurement techniques with slightly different setups relying on different lasers.
Michael A. Steindorfer +3 more
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Tests of Gravity Using Lunar Laser Ranging
Living Reviews in Relativity, 2010 Lunar laser ranging (LLR) has been a workhorse for testing general relativity over the past four decades. The three retroreflector arrays put on the Moon by the Apollo astronauts and the French built arrays on the Soviet Lunokhod rovers continue to be ...
Stephen M. Merkowitz
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High-Precision Laser Time–Frequency Synchronization in Space Based on an Improved Kalman Filtering Method [PDF]
SensorsTo provide a ground-based experimental reference for free-space optical time–frequency synchronization in future space applications, this paper investigates the impact of beam drift and dynamic link-state variations on free-space laser links.
Boao Sun +3 more
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Research on Integrated Technologies for Space Target Imaging, Ranging, and Communication [PDF]
Journal of ImagingThe integration requirements of laser ranging, imaging, and communication functions in space target detection have placed higher demands on system performance.
Xiansong Gu +8 more
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