• DocumentCode
    897275
  • Title

    Sea echo at laser wavelengths

  • Author

    Jelalian, Albert V.

  • Author_Institution
    Raytheon Company, Sudbury, Mass.
  • Volume
    56
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1968
  • fDate
    5/1/1968 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    828
  • Lastpage
    835
  • Abstract
    Experimental data on sea echo at a 1.06-micron laser wavelength at normal incidence are discussed. The experimental data over a variety of sea states indicate that the return signal is definitely range-square dependent and that the effective target cross sections (σ0) are 0.15±0.08 and 0.24±0.12 for smooth and rough surface water conditions, respectively. Additional considerations concerning laser spot size at the ocean and its effect on signal returns are discussed.
  • Keywords
    Area measurement; Microwave measurements; Oceans; Optical reflection; Optical surface waves; Radar scattering; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Surface waves; Wavelength measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Proceedings of the IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9219
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/PROC.1968.6413
  • Filename
    1448343
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=897275