• Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves
  • Vol. 39, Issue 6, 778 (2020)
Ming-Liang LONG1、*, Hai-Feng ZHANG1、2、*, Lin-Lin MEN1、3, Zhi-Bo WU1、2, Hua-Rong DENG1, Si QIN1, and Zhong-Ping ZHANG1、2
Author Affiliations
  • 1Shanghai Astronomical Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai200030, China
  • 2Key Laboratory of Space Object and Debris Observation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing210008, China
  • 3University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100049, China
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    DOI: 10.11972/j.issn.1001-9014.2020.06.016 Cite this Article
    Ming-Liang LONG, Hai-Feng ZHANG, Lin-Lin MEN, Zhi-Bo WU, Hua-Rong DENG, Si QIN, Zhong-Ping ZHANG. Satellite laser ranging at 10 kHz repetition rate in all day[J]. Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, 2020, 39(6): 778 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    Based on the satellite laser ranging (SLR) system at Shanghai Astronomical Observatory, the laser output energy was increased by using the 885 nm end-pumped Nd:YAG amplification. Each pulse of 10 kHz was obtained near-equal amplitude by controlling the pump gain current, Nd:YAG crystal cool water temperature and building time of regeneration amplification. An average power of 6 W picosecond laser in a wavelength of 532 nm was obtained at a repetition rate of 10 kHz with the divergence angle of 0.6 mrad, pulse width of 30 ps, a beam quality M2 of 1.2. The noise levels for single photon detector at each repetition rate of 1 kHz, 2 kHz, 4 kHz, 5 kHz, 6.25 kHz, and 10 kHz was measured and analyzed respectively. The relationship between the false alarm probability and the ranging gating is obtained. The relationship between the number (N) of noise photons and the repetition rate (f) is N=743 784.76+431.08f, and the relationship between the false alarm detection probability (P) and the ranging gated (Δt) at the repetition rate of 10 kHz is P(t)=1-e-5054584.76×t, and also the function of the number of laser echoes with noise, laser energy and repetition are obtained, which is beneficial to design the SLR system. Therefore, it realizes the satellite laser ranging in all day, and the farthest distance was to the synchronous orbit of Beidou Compassi6b satellite.
    Ming-Liang LONG, Hai-Feng ZHANG, Lin-Lin MEN, Zhi-Bo WU, Hua-Rong DENG, Si QIN, Zhong-Ping ZHANG. Satellite laser ranging at 10 kHz repetition rate in all day[J]. Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, 2020, 39(6): 778
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