Applications of Lasers for Sensing and Free Space Communications (LS&C)

LS&C presents the latest developments in laser-based sensing and free space laser communication. Sophisticated laser systems are increasingly being used in a wide variety of applications including remote imaging and object characterization, sensing for autonomous vehicles, probing of the atmosphere and high bandwidth free space optical (FSO) communications.

LS&C presents the latest developments in laser-based sensing and free space laser communication. Sophisticated laser systems are increasingly being used in a wide variety of applications including remote imaging and object characterization, sensing for autonomous vehicles, probing of the atmosphere and high bandwidth free space optical (FSO) communications.

These applications spread across a variety of basing platforms including ground, air, water and space platforms. They also encompass a range of laser system implementations. Direct detection measurements can produce 3D point clouds and can incorporate sophisticated detector technologies such as Geiger-mode avalanche photodiodes. Coherent detection systems can make time varying phase measurement and also provide estimates of the wave field that can be used in synthetic aperture imaging. Both types of systems can find application in probing of the earth and atmosphere as well as in free space optical communications. However, system requirements continue to demand increased performance from the system itself as well as the various components used to implement these systems. Advances in beam steering, waveform-agile laser and detector schemes, mitigation of atmospheric effects and development of image and signal processing for information extraction are all significant challenges.

This meeting reports on the multiple applications of lasers in sensing and FSO communications, the sophisticated systems that operate in these applications and the enabling components and processing techniques.  

Chairs

Nicolas Riviere

ONERA - The French Aerospace Lab, France,
General Chair

Miranda van Iersel

New Mexico State University, United States,
General Chair

Romain Ceolato

ONERA, France,
Program Chair

Kyle Drexler

NIWC Pacific, United States,
Program Chair

Committee Members

• Nicolas Riviere, ONERA - The French Aerospace Lab, France, General Chair
• Miranda van Iersel, New Mexico State University, United States, General Chair
• Romain Ceolato, ONERA, France, Program Chair
• Kyle Drexler, NIWC Pacific, United States, Program Chair