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Publications and source records attributed to Motz, R..
In this report, the results of the upgrade of the German Modular Transportable Laser Ranging System MTLRS-1 are summarized. A short description of the new components and their influence on the system accuracy is given. It is shown, that the single shot accuracy of the MTLRS-1 has been improved from 5 cm to 1 cm.
In this report, we are giving a detailed description of the new receiving system of the German Modular Transportable Laser Ranging System MTLRS-1, consisting of a spectral time and field of view filter and a Single Photon Avalanche Diode (SPAD) as a single photon detector. The system gives full day and night ranging capability to all satellites with cm accuracy.
This paper presents a detailed description about the new transmitting system of the Modular Transportable Laser Ranging Systems MTLRS-1/2. A simplified theory of the Self Filtering Unstable Resonator (SFUR) is explained. Laser design details are discussed concerning the extreme environmental conditions in which these mobile systems are operating. Details are given concerning the new avalanche START detector. The new SFUR laser and START detector are necessary parts in order to bring both mobile systems towards 1 cm ranging accuracy.