Gain in lidar performance provided by increase of pulse-repetition rate and narrowing of optical-filter band

The characteristics of the GOI Airborne LIDAR System are presented. The improvements provided by the high repetition frequency (16 kHz) of Cu+ laser and the narrow band (2 angstroms) of a holographic filter device on REOXAN material are discussed. The comparison of the system performance with that of known modern LIDAR systems in different modes of operation and external conditions (aircraft altitude, depth, sunlight intensity, sea-water parameters) on the base of Sakitt's criterion (D-index of discrimination) is presented.