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Opto-mechanical Design of a Biaxial Elastic Lidar Prototype

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This chapter describes an eye-safe divided lens biaxial elastic lidar ceilometer prototype, as well as the considerations that were involved in its design.

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    Joshua D. Vande Hey

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Vande Hey, J.D. (2015). Opto-mechanical Design of a Biaxial Elastic Lidar Prototype. In: A Novel Lidar Ceilometer. Springer Theses. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-12613-5_3

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