• DocumentCode
    2406693
  • Title

    Effect of illuminator partial coherence on optical tracking systems

  • Author

    Brown, Wilbur P.

  • Author_Institution
    MZA Associates Corp., Albuquerque, NM, USA
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    9-13 June 2003
  • Firstpage
    95
  • Lastpage
    102
  • Abstract
    A technique for modeling the effect of illuminator partial coherence on target imaging and optical tracking is discussed. Computer simulations of imaging and tracking through atmospheric turbulence show that it is important to account for illuminator partial coherence if one is interested in accurately modeling the effects of turbulence on optical tracking.
  • Keywords
    atmospheric turbulence; digital simulation; imaging; optical tracking; target tracking; atmospheric turbulence; computer simulation; illuminator partial coherence; modeling; optical tracking; target imaging; Adaptive optics; Atmospheric modeling; Bandwidth; Coherence; Detectors; Lighting; Optical imaging; Optical surface waves; Speckle; Target tracking;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    User Group Conference, 2003. Proceedings
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7695-1953-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/DODUGC.2003.1253381
  • Filename
    1253381