Effects of target shape and reflection on laser radar cross sections

Applied Optics

Volumn 39, Issue 24, 2000, Pages 4381-4391

  Steinvall, Ove ^a  

^a SWEDISH DEFENCE RESEARCH AGENCY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMPULSE RESPONSE; LASER BEAM EFFECTS; LIGHT REFLECTION; RADAR TARGET RECOGNITION;

LASER PROPAGATION;

OPTICAL RADAR;

EID: 0000373891     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.39.004381     Document Type: Article

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