Xiaoli Sun is a Research Physical Scientist at the Planetary Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Laboratory, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC). He was the Lead Engineer in the photodetector development and receiver performance analysis for various space lidar developed at NASA GSFC, including the Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter on the Mars Global Surveyor Mission and the Geoscience Laser Altimeter System on the ICESat Mission. He was the instrument scientist for the Mercury Laser Altimeter on the MESSENGER mission, the Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter, and the one-way Laser Ranging system on the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) mission. He led the first two-way laser ranging experiment between the MESSENGER spacecraft and Earth over 24 million km in 2005, and the first lunar laser communication experiments from Earth to LRO at lunar distance in 2012. Recently, he has been leading the research and application of HgCdTe avalanche photodiode arrays for future swath mapping lidar and spectroscopic infrared lidar at NASA GSFC. He received the B.S. degree from Taiyuan Institute of Technology, Taiyuan, China, in 1982, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA, in 1985 and 1989, respectively.
Xiaoli Sun
(RSCH AST, EARTH SCIENCES REMOTE SENS)
Org Code: 698
NASA/GSFCMail Code: 698
Greenbelt, MD 20771
Employer: NASA
Brief Bio
Research Interests
Laser remote sensing from space.
Solar System: Remote Sensinglidar in space from orbiting spacecraft and on landers and rovers for range and spectroscopic measurements from visible to infrared.
Advanced lidar detectors.
Current Projects
Small All-range Lidar (SALi) under a MatISSE-18 program and linear mode photon counting lidar detectors under a PICASSO-17 program.
Remote Sensing
SALi/MatISSE: To develop a prototype small and all-range lidar for asteroids, comet cores, and other planetary bodies.
HgCdTe APD array/PICASSO: To develop a multi-pixel linear mode photon detector from visible to mid-infrared to improve and extend space lidar measurement capabilities in finer spatial resolution and coverage, laser wavelength range, atmosphere vertical profile, and laser spectral absorption from visible to mid-infrared.
Laser retro-reflector arrays for lunar landers
Moons
Miniature laser retro-reflector arrays on top of lunar landers for laser ranging from orbiting lidar.
Education
1985 M.S.E., Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
1982 B.S. Taiyuan Institute of Technology, Taiyuan, China.
Publications
Refereed
Lucey, P. G., N. Petro, D. M. Hurley, et al. W. M. Farrell, P. Prem, E. S. Costello, M. L. Cable, M. K. Barker, M. Benna, M. D. Dyar, E. A. Fisher, R. O. Green, P. O. Hayne, K. Hibbitts, C. Honniball, S. Li, E. Malaret, K. Mandt, E. Mazarico, M. McCanta, C. Pieters, X. Sun, D. Thompson, and T. Orlando. 2021. Volatile interactions with the lunar surface Geochemistry 125858 [10.1016/j.chemer.2021.125858]
Mao, J., J. B. Abshire, S. R. Kawa, et al. H. Riris, X. Sun, N. Andela, and P. T. Kolbeck. 2021. Measuring Atmospheric CO 2 Enhancements From the 2017 British Columbia Wildfires Using a Lidar Geophysical Research Letters 48 (16): [10.1029/2021gl093805]
Cremons, D., X. Sun, J. B. Abshire, and E. Mazarico. 2021. Small PN-Code Lidar for Asteroid and Comet Missions – Receiver Processing and Performance Simulations Remote Sensing 13 (12): 2282 [10.3390/rs13122282]
Sun, X., J. B. Abshire, A. Ramanathan, S. R. Kawa, and J. Mao. 2021. Retrieval algorithm for the column CO2 mixing ratio from pulsed multi-wavelength lidar measurements Atmospheric Measurement Techniques 14 (5): 3909-3922 [10.5194/amt-14-3909-2021]
Sun, X., D. Cremons, E. Mazarico, et al. G. Yang, J. B. Abshire, D. E. Smith, M. T. Zuber, M. Storm, N. Martin, J. Hwang, J. D. Beck, N. R. Huntoon, and D. M. Rawlings. 2021. Small All-range Lidar for Asteroid and Comet Core Missions Sensors 21 (9): 3081 [10.3390/s21093081]
Sun, X., J. B. Abshire, J.-M. Lauenstein, et al. S. R. Babu, J. D. Beck, W. W. Sullivan, and J. E. Hubbs. 2021. Proton Radiation Effects on HgCdTe Avalanche Photodiode Detectors IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science 68 (1): 27-35 [10.1109/tns.2020.3040741]
Mazarico, E., X. Sun, J.-M. Torre, et al. C. Courde, J. Chabé, M. Aimar, H. Mariey, N. Maurice, M. K. Barker, D. Mao, D. R. Cremons, S. Bouquillon, T. Carlucci, V. Viswanathan, F. G. Lemoine, A. Bourgoin, P. Exertier, G. A. Neumann, M. T. Zuber, and D. E. Smith. 2020. First Two-way Laser Ranging to a Lunar Orbiter: infrared observations from the Grasse station to LRO’s retro-reflector array Earth, Planets and Space [10.1186/s40623-020-01243-w]
Cremons, D. R., X. Sun, Z. H. Denny, et al. E. D. Hoffman, E. Mazarico, S. W. Wake, E. Aaron, and D. E. Smith. 2020. Optical Characterization of Laser Retroreflector Arrays for Lunar Landers Applied Optics 59 (16): 5020-5031 [https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.388371]
Cremons, D. R., J. B. Abshire, X. Sun, et al. G. Allan, H. Riris, M. D. Smith, S. Guzewich, A. Yu, and F. Hovis. 2020. Design of a direct-detection wind and aerosol lidar for mars orbit CEAS Space Journal 12 (2): 149-162 [10.1007/s12567-020-00301-z]
Sun, X., D. E. Smith, E. D. Hoffman, et al. S. W. Wake, D. R. Cremons, E. Mazarico, J.-M. Lauenstein, and E. C. Aaron. 2019. Small and Lightweight Laser Retro-Reflector Arrays for Lunar Landers Applied Optics 58 (33): 9259-9266 [10.1364/AO.58.009259]
Exertier, P., A. Belli, E. Samain, et al. W. Meng, H. Zhang, K. Tang, A. Schlicht, U. Schreiber, U. Hugentobler, I. Prochàzka, X. Sun, J. F. McGarry, D. Mao, and A. Neumann. 2019. Time and laser ranging: a window of opportunity for geodesy, navigation, and metrology Journal of Geodesy 93 (11): 2389–2404 [10.1007/s00190-018-1173-8]
Barker, M. K., E. Mazarico, T. P. Mcclanahan, et al. X. Sun, G. A. Neumann, D. E. Smith, M. T. Zuber, and J. W. Head. 2019. Searching for lunar horizon glow with the Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter Journal of Geophysical Research - Planets [10.1029/2019JE006020]
Sun, X., J. B. Abshire, M. A. Krainak, et al. W. Lu, J. D. Beck, W. W. Sullivan, P. Mitra, D. M. Rawlings, R. A. Fields, D. A. Hinkley, and B. S. Hirasuna. 2019. HgCdTe avalanche photodiode array detectors with single photon sensitivity and integrated detector cooler assemblies for space lidar applications Optical Engineering 58 (06): 1 [10.1117/1.oe.58.6.067103]
Hancock, S., J. Armston, M. Hofton, et al. X. Sun, H. Tang, L. I. Duncanson, J. R. Kellner, and R. Dubayah. 2019. The GEDI simulator: A large‐footprint waveform lidar simulator for calibration and validation of spaceborne missions Earth and Space Science 6 (2): 294-310 [10.1029/2018ea000506]
Barker, M. K., X. Sun, D. Mao, et al. E. Mazarico, G. A. Neumann, M. T. Zuber, D. E. Smith, J. L. Mcgarry, and E. D. Hoffman. 2018. In-flight characterization of the lunar orbiter laser altimeter instrument pointing and far-field pattern Applied Optics 57 (27): 7702 [10.1364/ao.57.007702]
Abshire, J. B., A. K. Ramanathan, H. Riris, et al. G. R. Allan, X. Sun, W. E. Hasselbrack, J. Mao, S. Wu, J. Chen, K. Numata, S. R. Kawa, M. Y. Yang, and J. DiGangi. 2018. Airborne measurements of CO<sub>2</sub> column concentrations made with a pulsed IPDA lidar using a multiple-wavelength-locked laser and HgCdTe APD detector Atmospheric Measurement Techniques 11 (4): 2001-2025 [10.5194/amt-11-2001-2018]
Smith, D. E., M. T. Zuber, E. Mazarico, et al. A. Genova, G. A. Neumann, X. Sun, M. H. Torrence, and D.-D. Mao. 2018. Trilogy, a planetary geodesy mission concept for measuring the expansion of the solar system Planetary and Space Science 153 127-133 [10.1016/j.pss.2018.02.003]
Mao, J., A. Ramanathan, J. B. Abshire, et al. S. R. Kawa, H. Riris, G. R. Allan, M. Rodriguez, W. E. Hasselbrack, X. Sun, K. Numata, J. Chen, Y. Choi, and M. Y. Yang. 2018. Measurement of atmospheric CO<sub>2</sub> column concentrations to cloud tops with a pulsed multi-wavelength airborne lidar Atmospheric Measurement Techniques 11 (1): 127-140 [10.5194/amt-11-127-2018]
Sun, X. 2018. Lidar Sensors From Space Comprehensive Remote Sensing 412-434 [10.1016/b978-0-12-409548-9.10327-6]
Ramanathan, A. K., H. M. Nguyen, X. Sun, et al. J. Mao, J. B. Abshire, J. M. Hobbs, and A. J. Braverman. 2018. A singular value decomposition framework for retrievals with vertical distribution information from greenhouse gas column absorption spectroscopy measurements Atmospheric Measurement Techniques 11 (8): 4909--4928 [10.5194/amt-11-4909-2018]
Sun, X., J. B. Abshire, A. A. Borsa, et al. H. A. Fricker, D. Yi, J. P. Dimarzio, F. S. Paolo, K. M. Brunt, D. J. Harding, and G. A. Neumann. 2017. ICESAT/GLAS Altimetry Measurements: Received Signal Dynamic Range and Saturation Correction IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 1-15 [10.1109/tgrs.2017.2702126]
Mao, D., J. L. Mcgarry, E. Mazarico, et al. G. A. Neumann, X. Sun, M. H. Torrence, T. W. Zagwodzki, D. D. Rowlands, E. D. Hoffman, J. E. Horvath, J. E. Golder, M. K. Barker, D. E. Smith, and M. T. Zuber. 2017. The Laser Ranging Experiment of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter: Five Years of Operations and Data Analysis Icarus 283 55-69 [10.1016/j.icarus.2016.07.003]
Smith, D. E., M. T. Zuber, G. A. Neumann, et al. E. Mazarico, F. G. Lemoine, J. W. Head, P. G. Lucey, O. Aharonson, M. S. Robinson, X. Sun, M. H. Torrence, M. K. Barker, J. Oberst, T. C. Duxbury, D. Mao, O. S. Barnouin, K. Jha, D. D. Rowlands, S. Goossens, D. M. Hollibaugh Baker, S. Bauer, P. Gläser, M. Lemelin, M. Rosenburg, M. M. Sori, J. Whitten, and T. Mcclanahan. 2017. Summary of the Results from the Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter after Seven Years in Lunar Orbit Icarus 283 70-91 [10.1016/j.icarus.2016.06.006]
Sun, X. 2016. Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) From Space - Laser Altimeters Wiley Encyclopedia of Electrical and Electronics Engineering 1-14 [10.1002/047134608x.w8320]
Barker, M. K., X. Sun, E. Mazarico, et al. G. A. Neumann, M. T. Zuber, and D. E. Smith. 2016. Lunar phase function at 1064 nm from Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter passive and active radiometry Icarus 273 96–113 [10.1016/j.icarus.2016.02.008]
Prochazka, I., J. Kodet, J. Blazej, and X. Sun. 2015. Radiation-resistant photon-counting detector package providing sub-ps stability for laser time transfer in space Journal of Modern Optics 62 (20): 1703-1708 [10.1080/09500340.2015.1076078]
Sun, X., and G. A. Neumann. 2014. Calibration of the Mercury Laser Altimeter on the MESSENGER Spacecraft IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 53 (5): 2860-2874 [10.1109/TGRS.2014.2366080]
Neumann, G. A., J. F. Cavanaugh, X. Sun, et al. E. M. Mazarico, D. E. Smith, M. T. Zuber, D. Mao, D. A. Paige, S. C. Solomon, C. M. Earnst, and O. S. Barnouin. 2013. Bright and Dark Polar Deposits on Mercury: Evidence for Surface Volatiles Science 339 (6117): 296-300 [10.1126/science.1229764]
Sun, X., D. R. Skillman, E. D. Hoffman, et al. D. Mao, J. F. McGarry, L. McIntire, R. S. Zellar, F. M. Davidson, W. H. Fong, M. A. Krainak, G. A. Neumann, M. T. Zuber, and D. E. Smith. 2013. Free space laser communication experiments from Earth to the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter in lunar orbit Optics Express 21 (2): 1865 [10.1364/oe.21.001865]
Sun, X., J. B. Abshire, J. F. McGarry, et al. G. A. Neumann, D. Smith, J. F. Cavanaugh, D. J. Harding, H. J. Zwally, and D. E. Smith. 2013. Space lidar developed at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center - the first 20 years IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing 6 (3): 1660-1675 [doi:10.1109/jstars.2013.2259578]
Zuber, M. T., D. E. Smith, R. Phillips, et al. S. Solomon, G. A. Neumann, S. Hauck, S. Peale, O. Barnouin, J. Head, C. C. Johnson, F. G. Lemoine, E. M. Mazarico, X. Sun, M. H. Torrence, A. Freed, C. Klimczak, J. Margot, J. Oberst, M. A. Perry, C. Ernst, R. McNutt, J. Balcerski, N. Michel, M. Talpe, and D. Yang. 2012. Topography of the Northern Hemisphere of Mercury from MESSENGER Laser Altimetry Science 336 (6078): 217-220 [10.1126/science.1218805]
Abshire, J. B., H. Riris, G. R. Allan, et al. C. J. Weaver, J. Mao, X. Sun, W. E. Hasselbrack, S. R. Kawa, and S. Biraud. 2010. Pulsed airborne lidar measurements of atmospheric CO2 column absorption Tellus B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology 62 (5): 770-783 [10.1111/j.1600-0889.2010.00502.x]
Zuber, M. T., D. E. Smith, R. S. Zellar, et al. G. A. Neumann, X. Sun, R. Katz, I. Kleyner, A. Matuszeski, J. L. Mcgarry, M. Ott, L. A. Ramos-Izquierdo, D. D. Rowlands, M. H. Torrence, and T. W. Zagwodzki. 2010. The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Laser Ranging Investigation Space Science Reviews 150 (1-4): 63-80 [10.1007/s11214-009-9511-z]
Kawa, S., J. Mao, J. Abshire, et al. G. Collatz, X. Sun, and C. Weaver. 2010. Simulation studies for a space-based CO2 lidar mission Tellus B 62 (5): 759-769 [10.1111/j.1600-0889.2010.00486.X]
Smith, D. E., M. T. Zuber, G. A. Neumann, et al. F. G. Lemoine, E. M. Mazarico, M. H. Torrence, J. L. Mcgarry, D. D. Rowlands, J. Head, T. Duxbury, O. Aharonson, P. Lucey, M. Robinson, O. Barnouin, J. Cavanaugh, X. Sun, P. M. Liiva, D. Mao, J. Smith, and A. Bartels. 2010. Initial observations from the Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter (LOLA) Geophys. Res. Lett. 37 [10.1029/2010GL043751]
Smith, D. E., M. T. Zuber, G. Jackson, et al. J. Cavanaugh, G. A. Neumann, H. Riris, X. Sun, R. S. Zellar, C. Coltharp, J. Connelly, R. Katz, I. Kleyner, P. M. Liiva, A. Matuszeski, E. Mazarico, J. L. Mcgarry, A. Nova-Gradac, M. Ott, C. Peters, L. A. Ramos-Izquierdo, L. Ramsey, D. D. Rowlands, S. Schmidt, V. S. Scott, G. Shaw, J. Swinski, M. H. Torrence, G. Unger, A. Yu, and T. W. Zagwodzki. 2010. The Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter Investigation on the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Mission Space Science Reviews 150 (1-4): 209-241
Cavanaugh, J. F., J. C. Smith, X. Sun, et al. A. E. Bartels, L. Ramos-Izquierdo, D. J. Krebs, J. F. McGarry, R. Trunzo, A. M. Novo-Gradac, J. L. Britt, J. Karsh, R. B. Katz, A. T. Lukemire, R. Szymkiewicz, D. L. Berry, J. P. Swinski, G. A. Neumann, M. T. Zuber, and D. E. Smith. 2007. The Mercury Laser Altimeter Instrument for the MESSENGER Mission Space Science Reviews 131 (1-4): 451-479 [10.1007/s11214-007-9273-4]
Smith, D. E., M. T. Zuber, X. Sun, et al. G. A. Neumann, J. F. Cavamaugh, J. L. Mcgarry, and T. W. Zagwodzki. 2006. Two-Way Laser Link over Interplanetary Distance Science 311 (5757): 53-53 [10.1126/science.1120091]
Sun, X., G. A. Neumann, J. B. Abshire, and M. T. Zuber. 2006. Mars 1064 nm spectral radiance measurements determined from the receiver noise response of the Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter Applied Optics IP, vol 45, Issue 17, pp3960-3971 45 3960 [10.1364/AO.45.003960]
Yi, D., H. J. Zwally, and X. Sun. 2005. ICESat Measurement of Greenland Ice Sheet Surface Slope and Roughness Annals of Glaciology 42 83-89
Abshire, J. B., X. Sun, H. Riris, et al. J. M. Sirota, J. F. McGarry, S. Palm, D. Yi, and P. Liiva. 2005. Geoscience Laser Altimeter System (GLAS) on the ICESat Mission: On-orbit measurement performance Geophysical Research Letters 32 (21): L21S02 [10.1029/2005GL024028]
Abshire, J., Xiaoli Sun, H. Riris, et al. M. Sirota, J. McGarry, S. Palm, E. Ketchum, and R. Follas. 2004. Geoscience laser altimeter system (GLAS) on the ICESat mission: pre-launch and on-orbit measurement performance IGARSS 2003. 2003 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium. Proceedings [10.1109/igarss.2003.1294166]
Neumann, G. A., J. B. Abshire, O. Aharonson, et al. J. B. Garvin, X. Sun, and M. T. Zuber. 2003. Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter pulse width measurements and footprint-scale roughness Geophysical Research Letters 30 (11): 1561 [10.1029/2003GL017048]
Smith, D. E., M. T. Zuber, H. V. Frey, et al. J. B. Garvin, J. W. Head, D. O. Muhleman, G. H. Pettengill, R. J. Phillips, S. C. Solomon, H. J. Zwally, W. B. Banerdt, T. C. Duxbury, M. P. Golombek, F. G. Lemoine, G. A. Neumann, D. D. Rowlands, O. Aharonson, P. G. Ford, A. B. Ivanov, C. L. Johnson, P. J. McGovern, J. B. Abshire, R. S. Afzal, and X. Sun. 2001. Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter: Experiment summary after the first year of global mapping of Mars J. Geophysical Research-Planets 106 (E10): 23689-23722 [10.1029/2000JE001364]
Abshire, J. B., X. Sun, and R. S. Afzal. 2000. Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter: Receiver Model and Performance Analysis Applied Optics LP, vol 39, Issue 15, pp2449-2460 39 2449 [10.1364/AO.39.002449]
Non-Refereed
Guzewich, S., J. B. Abshire, M. M. Baker, et al. J. M. Battalio, T. Bertrand, A. J. Brown, A. Colaprete, A. M. Cook, D. R. Cremons, M. M. Crismani, A. Dave, M. Day, M.-C. Desjean, M. Elrod, L. K. Fenton, J. Fisher, L. L. Gordley, P. O. Hayne, N. G. Heavens, J. L. Hollingsworth, D. Jha, V. Jha, M. A. Kahre, A. S. Khayat, A. M. Kling, S. R. Lewis, B. T. Marshall, G. Martínez, L. Montabone, M. A. Mischna, C. E. Newman, A. Pankine, H. Riris, J. Shirley, M. D. Smith, A. Spiga, X. Sun, L. K. Tamppari, R. M. Young, D. Viúdez-Moreiras, G. L. Villaneuva, M. J. Wolff, and R. J. Wilson. 2021. Measuring Mars Atmospheric Winds from Orbit Vol. 53, Issue 4 (Planetary/Astrobiology Decadal Survey Whitepapers) 53 (4): [10.3847/25c2cfeb.6576a506]
Sun, X., J. B. Blair, J. L. Bufton, et al. M. Faina, S. Dahl, P. Bérard, and R. J. Seymour. 2020. Advanced silicon avalanche photodiodes on NASA's Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) mission Proceedings of the Photonic Instrumentation Engineering VII 1128713 [10.1117/12.2545203]
Sandford, M., P. G. Lucey, X. Sun, and D. Cremons. 2018. A spectrographic receiver for laser spectrometers Multispectral, Hyperspectral, and Ultraspectral Remote Sensing Technology, Techniques and Applications VII 10780 [10.1117/12.2324818]
Cremons, D. R., J. B. Abshire, M. D. Smith, et al. S. D. Guzewich, H. Riris, X. Sun, A. W. Yu, G. Allan, and F. Hovis. 2018. Development of a Mars lidar (MARLI) for measuring wind and aerosol profiles from orbit Lidar Technologies, Techniques, and Measurements for Atmospheric Remote Sensing XIV [10.1117/12.2325408]
Sun, X., J. B. Abshire, J.-M. Lauenstein, et al. W. Sullivan, J. Beck, and J. E. Hubbs. 2018. Evaluation of space radiation effects on HgCdTe avalanche photodiode arrays for Lidar applications Infrared Technology and Applications XLIV [10.1117/12.2304601]
Sun, X., J. B. Abshire, M. A. Krainak, et al. J. Beck, W. W. Sullivan, P. Mitra, D. Rawlings, W. Lu, R. A. Fields, D. A. Hinkley, and B. Hirasuna. 2018. Single photon HgCdTe avalanche photodiode and integrated detector cooler assemblies for space lidar applications Advanced Photon Counting Techniques XII [10.1117/12.2305017]
Graham, A., X. Sun, J. Mao, et al. R. Kawa, H. Riris, J. B. Abshire, W. Hasselbrack, M. Rodriguez, C. Weaver, S. Li, K. Numata, and S. Wu. 2017. LIDAR technology for measuring trace gases on Mars and Earth International Conference on Space Optics — ICSO 2010 [10.1117/12.2309207]
Mcgarry, J. L., D. Mao, E. Mazarico, et al. G. A. Neumann, X. Sun, M. H. Torrence, M. K. Barker, E. D. Hoffman, J. E. Horvath, D. E. Smith, and M. T. Zuber. 2016. The Contributions of ILRS Laser Ranging to the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Mission 20th International Workshop on Laser Ranging, Potsdam Germany, October 9-14, 2016
Shappirio, M., J. L. Mcgarry, J. L. Bufton, et al. J. W. Cheek, D. B. Coyle, S. M. Hull, P. R. Stysley, X. Sun, R. P. Young, and T. W. Zagwodzki. 2016. Application of Satellite Laser Ranging Techniques for Space Situational Awareness Efforts Proceedings of the Advanced Maui Optical and Space Surveillance Technologies Conference, Wailea, Maui, Hawaii, September 20-23, 2016,
Sullivan, W., J. Beck, R. Scritchfield, et al. M. Skokan, P. Mitra, X. Sun, J. Abshire, D. Carpenter, and B. Lane. 2015. Linear mode photon counting from visible to MWIR with HgCdTe avalanche photodiode focal plane arrays Advanced Photon Counting Techniques IX [10.1117/12.2180394]
Yu, A. W., X. Sun, S. X. Li, J. F. Cavanaugh, and G. A. Neumann. 2014. In-flight performance of the Mercury Laser Altimeter laser transmitter Solid State Lasers XXIII: Technology and Devices [10.1117/12.2041452]
Sun, X., J. F. Cavanaugh, J. C. SMith, et al. J. B. Abshire, J. L. Mcgarry, G. A. Neumann, D. J. Harding, H. J. Zwally, D. E. Smith, and M. T. Zuber. 2013. SPACE LIDARS DEVELOPED AT NASA GSFC IEEE JOURNAL OF SELECTED TOPICS IN APPLIED EARTH OBSERVATIONS AND REMOTE SENSING (JSTARS) 6 (3): 1660 - 1675 [10.1109/JSTARS.2013.2259578]
Sun, X., D. R. Skillman, E. D. Hoffman, et al. D. Mao, J. L. Mcgarry, G. A. Neumann, L. McIntire, R. S. Zellar, F. M. Davidson, W. H. Fong, M. A. Krainak, M. T. Zuber, and D. E. Smith. 2013. Simultaneous Laser Ranging and Communication from an Earth-Based Satellite Laser Ranging Station to the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter in Lunar Orbit.” Proceedings of the SPIE XXV Conference on Free-Space Laser Communication and Atmospheric Propagation [10.1117/12.2006645]
Yu, A. W., M. A. Krainak, D. J. Harding, et al. J. B. Abshire, X. Sun, L. Ramos-Izquierdo, J. Cavanaugh, S. Valett, T. Winkert, M. Plants, C. Kirchner, B. Kamamia, R. Faulkner, P. Dogoda, W. Hasselbrack, and T. Filemyr. 2013. A 16-beam non-scanning swath mapping laser altimeter instrument Solid State Lasers XXII: Technology and Devices, Proceedings of SPIE 8599 [10.1117/12.2005651]
Sun, X., J. F. Cavanaugh, G. A. Neumann, D. E. Smith, and M. T. Zuber. 2012. Mapping Mercury Topography by Laser – Performance of the Mercury Laser Altimeter on the MESSENGER Spacecraft SPIE Newsroom 3 [10.1117/2.1201210.004489]
Yu, A. W., M. A. Krainak, D. J. Harding, et al. J. B. Abshire, X. Sun, J. Cavanaugh, S. Valett, and L. Ramos-Izquierdo. 2012. Multi-beam Laser Altimeter System Simulator for the Lidar Surface Topography (LIST) Mission 2012 CONFERENCE ON LASERS AND ELECTRO-OPTICS (CLEO) [10.1364/CLEO_AT.2012.ATu2G.6]
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