Translation of spectral radiance levels, band choices, and signal-to-noise requirements to focal plane specifications and design constraints

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4486, Issue , 2002, Pages 263-307

  Lomheim, Terrence S ^a   Hernández Baquero, Erich D ^b  

^a AEROSPACE CORPORATION   (United States)

^b USAF   (United States)

Author keywords

Design constraints; Focal plane specifications; Noise equivalent irradiance; Signal to noise ratio

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOWCHARTING; IMAGE SENSORS; IMAGING SYSTEMS; INTEGRATION; LIGHT REFLECTION; OPTICAL DESIGN; PHOTONS; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; SPECIFICATIONS;

FOCAL PLANE SIGNAL; FOCAL PLANE SPECIFICATION; NOISE-EQUIVALENT IRRADIANCE; SOFTWARE PACKAGE MODTRAN; SPECTRAL RADIANCE LEVEL;

OPTICAL TRANSFER FUNCTION;

EID: 0036394804     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/12.455111     Document Type: Article

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