Optoelectronic system for the bidirectional measurement of optical pulse propagation time and distance

Abstract

A system for measuring the propagation time of optical pulses between at least two units. The presented system further enables the calculation of the distance between at least two units (101a, 101b), and the successive derivatives of said distance with respect to time, in various configurations. The bidirectional optical time transfer between two units is used for the calculation of the propagation time of optical pulses, which are generated by the optical source of each unit.

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