DocumentCode
1411132
Title
Laser Ranging Capability as Affected by System Pointing Error
Author
Rue, Arthur K. ; Fisk, Jerome W.
Author_Institution
Hughes Aircraft Company, Culver City, Calif.
Issue
3
fYear
1968
fDate
5/1/1968 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
360
Lastpage
368
Abstract
This paper discusses the interrelationships among the ranging capability of a laser ranging system, the beamwidth of the transmitter, and the system pointing error. Since, in general, the system pointing error is statistical, the probability of successful ranging can be determined by means of these interrelationships, as is illustrated in a detailed analysis of a laser ranging system in which a gimbaled mirror is employed as an optical relay.
Keywords
Aircraft; Laser beams; Lasers and electrooptics; Optical attenuators; Optical pulses; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Power lasers; Relays; Target tracking;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Aerospace and Electronic Systems, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9251
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TAES.1968.5408989
Filename
5408989
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