Author: Ivan Prochazka



Call for papers : Session on Lasers, Detectors and Timers

the 16th International Workshop on Laser Ranging,to be held in =
Poznan,Poland, Oct. 2008



Chair Ivan Prochazka , co-Chair  Yurij Artyukh



Dear colleagues,



Laser, detector and timing systems are key hardware components of any =
laser ranging system. Although the construction of these components has =
settled in the last years, the appearance of new techniques on one hand =
and new experiments and applications on the other hand represent new =
challenges for the laser ranging community. The session should focus, =
but is not limited to these issues:

-       new laser transmitters (new =
constructions, space qualified systems, reliability, versatility, =
synchronization options ..)

-       advances in ranging detectors =
(time walk, detection efficiency, timing resolution, overload =
tolerance..)

-       new timing systems for SLR (new =
principles, resolution, repetition rates, stability..)

-       timing systems for new experiments =
(altimetry, one way ranging epoch timing, laser time =
transfer,…)

-       advances in optical and =
mechanical-optical design in laser ranging systems



Looking forward to meet in Poznan



Sincerely



Ivan Prochazka and Yurij Artyukh