COMPARATIVE PERFORMANCE OF OPTICAL-RADAR DETECTION TECHNIQUES.
Abstract
The statistical performances of energy- and heterodyne-detection techniques in pulsed optical radar applications are compared. The results show that, under conditions often encountered in practice, energy detection can provide the better target-detection capability. The velocity-measurement capability of an energy-detection system can also be superior from the point of view of the error probabilities achieved. The advantages of the more complex and critical heterodyne technique lie in its vastly superior velocity-resolution capability and in its superior performance in rather noisy environments. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1965
- Accession Number
- AD0480471
Entities
People
- Joseph W. Goodman
Organizations
- Stanford University