Laser Remote-Sensing System Analysis for Search and Rescue
Applied Optics, Vol. 38, Issue 12, pp. 2586-2593 (1999)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.38.002586
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Abstract
We develop a general model of a laser remote-sensing system for search and rescue using targets marked with fluorescent dye. The dye fluoresces at a longer peak wavelength than the incident radiation, enabling a dye-covered target to be distinguished from the unshifted ground echo by the search system. The principal result is a simple expression derived for the average laser power required to search at a particular rate given a required ground energy density. A similar expression is applicable to imaging lidar systems. The example system shown indicates that active probing for lost planes may be practical.
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OCIS Codes
(160.2540) Materials : Fluorescent and luminescent materials
(280.0280) Remote sensing and sensors : Remote sensing and sensors
(280.3420) Remote sensing and sensors : Laser sensors
Citation
Christopher T. Field and Pamela S. Millar, "Laser Remote-Sensing System Analysis for Search and Rescue," Appl. Opt. 38, 2586-2593 (1999)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ao/abstract.cfm?URI=ao-38-12-2586
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