Concept of Laser Locator Systems (Based on the Geometry of the Triangular Corner Cube Reflector).

Abstract

This report provides a brief discussion of a concept for Laser Locator Systems, and for measuring the horizontal and vertical aspect angles of radiation received from a remote laser transmitter. The systems are grouped in retroreflecting systems and non-retroreflecting systems. The non-reflecting systems are subdivided in three-mirror systems and two-mirror systems, of which the last systems have either two parallel located detector arrays, or orthogonally located linear detector arrays. The radiation receiving components are a triangular corner cube reflector, or sets of dihedral mirrors, or flat-strip mirrors. The concept is useful for radiation from the visible to the millimeter wavelength region for a single pulse or continuous radiation, and is insensitive to hot spots in the radiation. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA157795

Entities

People

  • H. B. Holl

Organizations

  • United States Army Aviation and Missile Command

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aspect Angle
  • Detectors
  • Geometry
  • Hot Spots
  • Radiation
  • Reflectors

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Radar Systems Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy