TY - BOOK ID - 149910622 TI - Direct-detection LADAR systems AU - Richmond, Richard D. AU - Cain, Stephen C. AU - Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers. PY - 2010 SN - 0819480738 PB - Bellingham, Wash. : SPIE Press, DB - UniCat KW - Optical radar. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:149910622 AB - This text is designed to introduce engineers-in-training to the basic concepts and operation of 3D imaging LADAR systems. The book covers laser range equations; sources of noise in LADAR signals; LADAR waveforms; the effects of wavefront propagation on LADAR beams through optical systems and atmospheric turbulence; algorithms for detecting, ranging, and tracking targets; and comprehensive system simulation. ER -