AN OPTIMUM SYSTEM SYNTHESIS FOR OPTICAL RADIOMETRIC MEASUREMENT,
Abstract
The minimum detectable signal of an optical radiometer was optimized as a function of modulation and correlation waveforms, and relative amplitudes of source, reference, and noise levels. The mathematical model considers the radiometer as a device to estimate the variance of a Gaussian random process with zero mean. It was found that the optimum system is one which 'looks' at the source for one half of the period and then abruptly switches to the reference for the remainder of the period. The theoretical results for three commonly encountered waveforms were computed and laboratory measurements confirm the results that were interpreted in terms of the detector parameter NEP. These are: (1) The optimum radiometer as described above for which the minimum detectable signal is Pm = 2 NEP. (2) The sine wave radiometer, which utilizes a tuned ac amplifier to select the fundamental sine wave component of the modulated signal for which Pm = 2.46 NEP. (3) The radiometer which produces a triangular wave resulting from the convolution of a chopper blade with an aperture of the same width for which Pm = 4 NEP. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1968
- Accession Number
- AD0686112
Entities
People
- Alvin M. Despain
- Clair L. Wyatt
- Doran J. Baker
Organizations
- Utah State University