Professional Heterodyning CW Optical SETI

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1990 Viewgraphs

• 9006-009 Coherent Detection (Text)

• 9006-010 Laser Linewidth (Text)

• 9006-011 Doppler Shifts (Text)

• 9006-017 Carrier-To-Noise Ratio In Coherent Systems (Graph)

• 9006-018 1 kW Signals At 10. A.U. From Earth - At Saturn (Graph)

• 9006-019 1 kW (SETI) Signals At 10 Light Years (Graph)

• 9006-020 1 kW (SETI) Signals At 100 Light Years (Graph)

• 9006-021 1 kW (SETI) Signals At 1000 Light Years (Graph)

• 9006-022 SETI System Performance AT 10 Light Years (Table)

• 9006-024 Doppler Shifts (Graph)

• 9006-026 Basic Optical Heterodyne Receiver (Schematic)

• 9006-027 Complementary (Balanced) Heterodyne Receiver (Schematic)

• 9006-028 Parallel Optical Signal Processing (Schematic)

• 9006-029 Discussion (Text)

• 9006-030 Conclusions (Text)

• 9006-032 Basic Optical Heterodyne Receiver (Text)

• 9006-033 Complementary (Balanced) Heterodyne Receiver (Text)

• 9006-034 Parallel Optical Signal Processing (Text)

• 9008-001 1 kW Signals At 10 A.U. From Earth (Text)

• 9008-002 1 kW Signals At 10 L.Y. (Text)

• 9008-003 1 kW Signals At 100 L.Y. (Text)

• 9008-004 1 kW Signals At 1000 L.Y. (Text)

• 9008-024 Photon Detection Rate At 656 nm To 1000 L.Y. (Graph)

• 9008-029 Coherent Detection (Schematic)

• 9008-030 Optical Interference (Schematic)

• 9008-031 Coherent Versus Incoherent SNR (Text)

• 9008-032 Coherent Versus Incoherent SNR (Graph)

• 9008-035 PIN Photodetector Array (Schematic)

• 9008-038 Carrier-To-Noise Ratio In Coherent Systems (Text)

• 9008-040 Photon Detection Rate (Text)

• 9008-041 Laser Linewidth - Linear (Graph)

• 9008-042 Laser Linewidth - Log (Graph)

• 9008-043 Reduction Of Laser Linewidth Noise (Text)

• 9008-044 Reduction Of Laser Linewidth Noise (Graph)

• 9008-045 Homodyne Detection Theory (Text)

• 9008-046 Heterodyne Detection Theory (Text)

• 9008-047 Optical Mixing (Graph)

• 9008-057 Detection Of Planetary Systems (Graph)

• 9008-058 Searching For Alien Planets - 10 L.Y. (Graph)

• 9008-059 Searching For Alien Planets - 100 L.Y. (Graph)

• 9008-060 Field-Of-View (Graph)

• 9008-066 Collimating Receiver (Theory)

• 9008-067 Collimating Receiver - Beam Misalignment (Graph)

• 9008-068 Focusing Receiver (Theory)

• 9008-069 Focusing Receiver - Focal Image Plane Array (Graph)

• 9008-070 Heterodyne Response Versus Beam Misalignment (Graph)

• 9008-071 Downconverting Signals & Continuum (Text)

• 9008-072 Downconverting Signals & Continuum (Schematic)

• 9008-076 CNR Versus Background In Coherent Systems (Graph)

• 9008-077 CNR Versus Background In Coherent Systems (Text)

• 9009-002 Optical Heterodyne Reception Within Atmosphere (Text)

• 9009-003 Optical Heterodyne Reception Within Atmosphere (Schematic)

• 9010-007 Noncoherent Combination of Heterodyne Outputs (Graph)

• 9010-008 Atmospheric Adaptive Arrays - Pilot-Tone (Text)

• 9010-009 Atmospheric Adaptive Arrays - Pilot-Tone (Graph)

• 9010-012 Optical Transmission Of NTSC/PAL Over 10 L.Y. (Text)

• 9010-013 CNR For NTSC/PAL F.M. Video Over 10 L.Y. (Text)

• 9010-014 CNR For NTSC/PAL F.M. Video Over 10 L.Y. (Graph)

• 9010-017 Interstellar Doppler Shifts (Table)

• 9010-018 Interstellar Doppler Chirps (Table)

• 9010-019 Doppler Shift & Chirp (Schematic)

• 9010-020 De-chirping Received Signals (Schematic)

• 9010-022 Coherent Detection Bandwidth Advantage (Schematic)

• 9010-023 Number Of Channels To Search (Schematic)

• 9010-024 Optical Signal Visibility & Detectability (Table)

• 9010-026 Previous Optical SETI Investigations (Text)

• 9010-027 Project Cyclops Optical SETI Assumptions (Text)

• 9010-028 Problems (Text)

• 9010-029 Solutions (Text)

• 9010-030 Light Science Spin-Offs (Text)

• 9010-031 Atmospheric Turbulence (Schematic)

• 9010-032 Large Diameter Adaptive Telescope (Schematic)

• 9010-036 Optical Detection Bandwidth Rationale (Text)

• 9010-037 Doppler Drifts (Chirps) Versus Frequency (Graph)

• 9010-039 Performance Sensitivity To Telescope Aperture (Text)

• 9010-040 Terrestrial Infrared Optical SETI (Graph)

• 9010-041 Terrestrial Visible Optical SETI (Graph)

9010-042 Transmitter Intensity Levels & Magnitudes (Graph)

9012-002 Focal Plane Image (Text)

9012-004 High-Q Scanning Fabry-Perot Interferometers (Schematic)

1991 Viewgraphs

• 9103-003 Visible Spectrum Levels (Graph)

• 9103-005 SNR & SPR Versus Transmitter/Receiver Apertures (Graph)

9104-005 SNR Versus Optical Bandwidth (Graph)

9104-006 SNR Versus Optical Bandwidth (Text)

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