Atmospheric Transmission of 1.06 Micron Laser Radiation: Application to Standoff Missile Performance
Abstract
A model for the prediction of maximum target lock-on range for a 1.06 micron laser target designator weapon system where atmospheric attenuation of the laser radiation is the limiting system factor is derived. The laser range equation is based on the assumption of specific designator/receiver design characteristics, the assumption that the target is a Lambert surface, and the assumption of the validity of the Beer-Lambert Law for describing atmospheric propagation of laser radiation.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1974
- Accession Number
- AD0779945
Entities
People
- Charles H. Coolidge Jr.
Organizations
- Air Force Institute of Technology