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Optical system case studies

Carrano, C. J.
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The purpose of this document is to detail the effect of various optical and camera system parameters for two different classes of surveillance imaging scenarios. We will take into account the effects of expected atmospheric turbulence and demonstrate where image enhancement techniques such as speckle imaging[1] can help. In the scenarios considered here, primary factors that determine the limiting resolutions are the range to target, wavelength, focal length, camera pixel size, and aperture size. Depending on the weather, imaging geometry, and the nature of the terrain below the imaging path, the atmospheric effects will vary. For the first scenario, we are interested in studying system parameters for imaging over shorter ranges from 2 to 8 km from very low slant angles over land or water. For the second scenario, we are interested in studying system parameters for imaging from 10 km to 60 km from low slant angles over land.

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Carrano, C. J.. 2013-10-01. Optical system case studies. https://doi.org/10.2172/1108865

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