Remote Minefield Detection Using Infrared Laser Radar

Abstract

High-resolution infrared laser radars are shown to be effective sensors for use in remote minefield detection (RMD). The theoretical aspects and practical limitations of imaging laser radars are discussed and the conceptual designs of two airborne carbon-dioxide laser radars are presented. A design which uses direct detection and a linear-array detector is shown to be superior to one using heterodyne detection and a single-element detector. Countermeasures to active infrared RMD systems are discussed and suggestions made for further study. Canada.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA202206

Entities

People

  • Gregory C. Stuart

Organizations

  • Defence Research and Development Canada

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Carbon Dioxide Lasers
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Doppler Effect
  • Infrared Detection
  • Infrared Detectors
  • Infrared Lasers
  • Laser Beams
  • Laser Radar
  • Lasers
  • Optical Detection
  • Optical Detectors
  • Processing Equipment
  • Radar
  • Remotely Piloted Vehicles
  • Warning Systems

Fields of Study

  • Engineering
  • Physics

Readers

  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.
  • Phased Array Antenna Design.
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy