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Record 1 1979-05-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optics
CONT

The intensity of the retroreflected radiation is dependent on the intensity of the incident radiation: an increase of the latter results in an increase of the former.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Optique
CONT

(...) un émetteur à impulsion lumineuse, dont la source est un laser à rubis du type déclenché, émet une impulsion lumineuse brève et puissante en direction de la cible. La lumière rétro-réfléchie ou rétrodiffusée par la cible est captée par un récepteur constitué d'un télescope de grand diamètre qui la concentre sur un photodétecteur.

Spanish

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