Maximum likelihood parameter estimation of a laser system using return photons

被引:1
作者
Borah, Deva K. [1 ]
Voelz, David G. [1 ]
Lukesh, Gordon [2 ]
Chandler, Susan [2 ]
机构
[1] New Mexico State Univ, Klipsch Sch Elect & Comp Engn, Las Cruces, NM 88003 USA
[2] Nukove Sci Consulting, Ranchos De Taos, NM 87557 USA
来源
THIRTEENTH JOINT INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ATMOSPHERIC AND OCEAN OPTICS/ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS | 2006年 / 6522卷
关键词
maximum likelihood estimation; CRLB; laser pointing;
D O I
10.1117/12.723044
中图分类号
P4 [大气科学(气象学)];
学科分类号
0706 ; 070601 ;
摘要
Accurate laser beam pointing is critical for a variety of applications including free space laser communications. Several methods have been described in the literature to estimate pointing error parameters. One such estimator is the maximum likelihood estimator that can provide nearly optimal estimates of the pointing error parameters using the signal returned from a target. This paper summarizes the key findings of the maximum likelihood estimator and compares its performance using experimental results.
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