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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2005
Lionel D. Liebman, Plano, TX (US);
Stuart W. Flockencier, Cedar Hill, TX (US);
Edward M. Flowers, Grand Prairie, TX (US);
Don A. Larson, Kennedale, TX (US);
Lionel D. Liebman, Plano, TX (US);
Stuart W. Flockencier, Cedar Hill, TX (US);
Edward M. Flowers, Grand Prairie, TX (US);
Don A. Larson, Kennedale, TX (US);
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Abstract
A LADAR apparatus and a method for use in receiving a LADAR signal are disclosed. The apparatus includes an optical pickup capable of picking up a plurality of optical signals; a timing synchronization reference; a time domain multiplexer capable of multiplexing the optical signals into a multiplexed optical signal relative to the timing synchronization reference; and an optical detector capable of detecting the multiplexed optical signal. The method include time domain multiplexing a plurality of LADAR signals into multiplexed LADAR signal; detecting the multiplexed LADAR signal; and demultiplexing the detected LADAR signal.