Abstract
Abstract
Single-particle detection with a continuous-wave coherent Doppler lidar (CW-CDL) is an interesting event. Even though some experimental results have been shown in previous literature as evidence of single-particle detection, these results have not been verified from a theoretical point of view. Here, the performance of a CW-CDL with single-particle detection is investigated. Examples of single-particle detection that have been reported in previous literature are verified using theoretical simulation. Furthermore, comparison of signal detection ability between single- and multiple-particle cases is also performed theoretically.