Vol. 3, issue 02, article # 3

Katsev I. L., Zege E. P. Comparison of the detection capabilities of television and lidar systems in scattering media. // Atmospheric and oceanic optics. 1990. V. 3. No. 02. P. 114-118.    PDF
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Abstract:

The potential detection capabilities of television and lidar systems are shown to be equal, provided the equirements on information content are the same for both. Availability of atpriori information on the sensor-to-target direction significantly increases the detection range for the same radiation power of the source. Expressions are obtained for estimating the optimal receiver aperture angles, i.e., those which maximize the signal-to-noise ratio.