Title :
Laser radar point-target localization at high photon efficiency
Author :
Shapiro, Jeffrey H. ; Schneeloch, James ; Howland, Gregory A. ; Howell, John C.
Author_Institution :
Res. Lab. of Electron., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
Minimum error-probability laser radar point-target localization is analyzed, including the effects of dark counts, background counts, and target speckle. Results from preliminary table-top experiments are reported.
Keywords :
optical radar; optical tracking; remote sensing by laser beam; speckle; background counts; dark counts; minimum error-probability laser radar point-target localization; photon efficiency; preliminary table-top experiments; target speckle; Arrays; Laser radar; Masers; Mutual information; Optical transmitters; Photonics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
