Pulsed laser beam control by hot spot tracking
Applied Optics, Vol. 22, Issue 15, pp. 2286-2293 (1983)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.22.002286
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Abstract
The use of a self-developed body-centered reference for precision pulsed laser hot spot tracking is examined through a numerical computer simulation based on a solution of the heat equation with time varying input flux. Tracking resolution and sensitivity in two commonly used infrared sensor bands are compared. To cope with inherent instability, a simple compensation scheme is suggested with a demonstrated improvement in boresight error drift. Optimum performance is obtainable by judicious selection of sensor wavelength bands and sampling times relative to laser pulse time.
© 1983 Optical Society of America
Citation
J. S. Accetta and Ahmed Erteza, "Pulsed laser beam control by hot spot tracking," Appl. Opt. 22, 2286-2293 (1983)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ao/abstract.cfm?URI=ao-22-15-2286
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