Reflectivity Estimates for Laser Rangefinder Targets at 1.06 and 2.06 Microns Wavelength

Abstract

Measurements were made of the reflectivities of some 'typical' laser rangefinder target materials by two methods and at two wavelengths. The first method involved the measurement of the return signal strength in laser rangefinders operating on targets in the field with allowance for the geometry of the target. The second method employed a spectrophotometer in the laboratory to find the diffuse reflectivity of material samples. Some interpretation of the results is given, including especially the differences due to the wavelengths used.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA230849

Entities

People

  • H. W. Evans
  • M. J. Payne

Organizations

  • Royal Signals and Radar Establishment

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption Coefficients
  • Aspect Angle
  • Classification
  • Detectors
  • Foreign Languages
  • Geometry
  • Laser Beams
  • Laser Rangefinding
  • Lasers
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Measurement
  • Radiation
  • Range Finders
  • Reflectance
  • Reflection
  • Reflectivity

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Spectroscopy.
  • Wave Propagation and Nonlinear Chaotic Dynamics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy