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Abstract. This paper is the first in a series on laser
technology. The focus is primarily the ground-based air defense (GBAD)
scenario but is applicable to other ground, air and maritime
environments. The purpose of the series of three papers is
to investigate a viable technique which may be used for
the identification of ground-based air defense targets. Part 1 introduces
and describes areas of laser technology that are common-place on
the modern battlefield. It also introduces some more recent developments
and their applications which are discussed in greater detail in
the subsequent parts. Part 2 then discusses laser safety, factors
affecting laser performance and LADAR. The calculations in Part 2
demonstrate LADARs potential as a long-range (>10 km), 24-hour, all-weather
imaging capability. Part 3 examines burst illumination laser (BIL), which
is the chosen technique for the GBAD target-identification problem. A
method of calculating BIL performance is shown and the results
from the authors’ calculation tool are presented.
Related topics:
lasers, surveillance and target acquisition
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