Active and passive imaging in the THz spectral region: Phenomenology, dynamic range, modes, and illumination

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1523-1531

  Petkie, Douglas T ^a   Casto, Corey ^b   De Lucia, Frank C ^b   Murrill, Steven R ^c   Redman, Brian ^d   Espinola, Richard L ^e   Franck, Charmaine C ^f   Jacobs, Eddie L ^g   Griffin, Steven T ^g   Halford, Carl E ^g   Reynolds, Joe ^e   O'Brien, Sean ^c   Tofsteds, David ^c  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d LOCKHEED MARTIN COHERENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

^e NIGHT VISION AND ELECTRONIC SENSORS DIRECTORATE   (United States)

^f CACI Technologies Incorporated   (United States)

^g University of Memphis   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPTICS;

ACTIVE AND PASSIVE IMAGING; DELETERIOUS EFFECTS; IMAGING APPLICATIONS; IMAGING GEOMETRY; IMAGING TECHNOLOGY; SINGLE-MODE SYSTEMS; SPECTRAL REGION; SPECULAR REFLECTIONS;

IMAGING TECHNIQUES;

EID: 57049142524     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.25.001523     Document Type: Article

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