1. Date of download: 9/17/2016 Copyright © 2016 SPIE. All rights reserved. Schematic diagram of the main parts of the lidar remote sensing system. Figure Legend: From: Fast- and low-noise optical receiver for near-infrared light detection and ranging Opt. Eng. 2016;55(9):097101. doi:10.1117/1.OE.55.9.097101

2. Date of download: 9/17/2016 Copyright © 2016 SPIE. All rights reserved. VHF preamplifier circuit with a bandwidth B of 300 MHz and a gain G of 10. Figure Legend: From: Fast- and low-noise optical receiver for near-infrared light detection and ranging Opt. Eng. 2016;55(9):097101. doi:10.1117/1.OE.55.9.097101

3. Date of download: 9/17/2016 Copyright © 2016 SPIE. All rights reserved. Range of the lidar system as function of the visibility for different targets (area=1 m2). 1) Mirror (ρ=1), 2) dry sand (ρ=0.43), 3) rough concrete (ρ=0.36), 4) forest (ρ=0.16). Figure Legend: From: Fast- and low-noise optical receiver for near-infrared light detection and ranging Opt. Eng. 2016;55(9):097101. doi:10.1117/1.OE.55.9.097101

4. Date of download: 9/17/2016 Copyright © 2016 SPIE. All rights reserved. Backscattered signal from clouds. Figure Legend: From: Fast- and low-noise optical receiver for near-infrared light detection and ranging Opt. Eng. 2016;55(9):097101. doi:10.1117/1.OE.55.9.097101