Laser radar detection statistics: A comparison of coherent and direct detection receivers

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4377, Issue , 2001, Pages 251-262

  Gatt, Philip ^a   Henderson, Sammy W ^a  

^a Division of Coherent Technologies Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Laser radar detection statistics

Indexed keywords

FREQUENCIES; INFRARED RADIATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHOTONS; PROBABILITY; RADAR RECEIVERS; SPECKLE; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE; STATISTICAL METHODS;

LASER RADAR DETECTION;

OPTICAL RADAR;

EID: 0035759141     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.440113     Document Type: Conference Paper

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