TuF1.1 - UNIQUE ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH LADAR IN LITTORAL APPLICATIONS
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Situational awareness in littoral areas is complicated by the diverse nature of environmental conditions which exist between topological and bathymetric areas. This talk will cover the use of LADAR in this zone and the specialized considerations required in the design and operation of these systems.TuF1.2 - SWIR GEIGER-MODE AVALANCHE PHOTODETECTOR CAMERA TECHNOLOGY: TECHNOLOGY OVERVIEW AND STATUS UPDATE
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Ball Aerospace manufactures short-wave infra-red (SWIR) Geiger-mode avalanche photodiode (GmAPD) light detection and ranging (LIDAR) receivers for defense and aerospace industries. This detector sensitivity combined onto multi-pixel arrays enables high resolution LiDAR and communication systems for low SWaP and extended range operation. This work reviews GmAPD technology provided by Ball Aerospace.TuF1.3 - CIRCULARLY POLARIZED LIGHT REFLECTANCE OF AND WING INTERFERENCE PATTERNS FROM INSECTS
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Certain insect body and wing surfaces interact with light in unique ways to reflect circularly polarized light or to produce colorful interference patterns. Our study characterizes these optical signatures with the goal of testing whether insects can perceive these optical signatures (i.e. have matched filters).
TuF1.4 - NOISE TESTING METHODOLOGY OF THE HYBRID IMAGING SENSOR FOR SHORT-WAVELENGTH INFRARED DOMAIN
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We proposed a simple noise model based on the photon transfer method for the testing of a hybrid optical sensor for imaging in short-wavelength infrared regime. The model and the proposed testing procedure allowed us to separate the noise sources; then work on noise mitigation.
TuF1.5 - CHARACTERIZING POLARIZATION IN PASSIVE POLARIMETRIC REMOTE SENSING
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The polarization of objects relevant to remote sensing imaged with midwave and longwave infrared passive polarimetric sensors is not intuitive due to the multiple variables influencing polarization. We analyze polarization for varying conditions and compare simulated data with measurements collected in laboratory and field experiments.