Quantum-Noise-Limited Signal Processors For Infrared Surveillance

Richard A. Steinberg

doi:10.1117/12.7972798

1 October 1981 Quantum-Noise-Limited Signal Processors For Infrared Surveillance

Richard A. Steinberg

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Optical Engineering, Vol. 20, Issue 5, 205726 (October 1981). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.7972798

Abstract

Every improvement in infrared detector sensitivity afforded by modern technology amplifies apparent background "clutter," and complicates the task of designing target/background discrimination algorithms for autonomous surveillance systems. To the extent that background clutter rather than detector sensitivity limits over-all performance, the sensitivity inherent in the detector is not being fully exploited. In this paper we design adaptive threshold point target detectors that operate in the background-shot-noise-limited regime against structured backgrounds.

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Richard A. Steinberg "Quantum-Noise-Limited Signal Processors For Infrared Surveillance," Optical Engineering 20(5), 205726 (1 October 1981). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.7972798

Published: 1 October 1981

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