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Abstract. This paper is the second in a series of three
on laser technology. The focus of this paper is primarily
the Ground Based Air defense (GBAD) scenario but the contents
are applicable to other ground, air and maritime environments. The
purpose of the series is to investigate a viable technique,
which may be used for the identification of GBAD targets.
Part 1 introduced and described areas of laser technology, which
are commonplace on the modern battlefield. This second part discusses
laser safety, factors affecting laser performance and Ladar. The calculations
shown demonstrate Ladar’s potential as a long range (>10 km),
24-hour all-weather imaging capability, if it is accurately cued. Part
3 will examine Burst Illumination Laser (BIL), which is the
chosen technique for the GBAD target identification problem. A method
of calculating BIL performance will be shown and the results
from the authors’ calculation tool will be presented.
Related topics:
lasers, surveillance and target acquisition
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