New approach to optical remote sensing using transform-based predetector processing

Phillip Sutton; Andrew P. Shaw

doi:10.1117/12.34920

1 July 1990 New approach to optical remote sensing using transform-based predetector processing

Phillip Sutton, Andrew P. Shaw

Proceedings Volume 1319, Optics in Complex Systems; (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.34920
Event: 15th International Optics in Complex Systems, 1990, Garmisch, Germany

Abstract

Current electro-optical (E0) sensors are largely based upon image plane (post detector) processing. However such systems do not achieve the discrimination possibe between the sought after signal and natural interfering features in the background because they only respond to the time averaged intensity and thus throw away key information about spectral profile polarization temporal and spatial coherence phase profile etc. The paper describes techniques whereby differences in these characteristics are exploited to good effect by processing in the optical (pre-detector) domain the processing being achieved by the application of selective transformations which respond uniquely to the sought after signal''s characteristics.

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Phillip Sutton and Andrew P. Shaw "New approach to optical remote sensing using transform-based predetector processing", Proc. SPIE 1319, Optics in Complex Systems, (1 July 1990); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.34920

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