SBIR-STTR Award

Laser Discrimination of Unresolved Space and Airborne Targets Based on the Effects of Surface Correlations on the Backscattered State of Polarization
Award last edited on: 2/22/2007

Sponsored Program
SBIR
Awarding Agency
DOD : AF
Total Award Amount
$99,937
Award Phase
1
Solicitation Topic Code
AF05-002
Principal Investigator
Brian G Hoover

Company Information

Advanced Optical Technologies Inc (AKA: Advanced Optical Consulting)

1451 Innovation Parkway Se
Albuquerque, NM 87123
   (505) 250-9586
   contact@advanced-optical.com
   www.advanced-optical.com
Location: Single
Congr. District: 01
County: Bernalillo

Phase I

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Phase I year
2005
Phase I Amount
$99,937
Changes in the state of polarization of scattered laser radiation can be utilized to discriminate among targets according to surface microstructures on the wavelength scale. Newly-developed rigorous electromagnetic coherence theory is applied to the inverse problem of laser discrimination of unresolved space and airborne targets based on the effects of surface correlations on the backscattered state of polarization. Algorithms are developed to deal with speckle noise and the narrow spatial bandwidth characteristic of active ground-to-space and ground-to-air scenarios. Laboratory measurements are utilized to verify the theory and test the algorithms.

Benefits:
Military applications encompassed by the scenario of interest include satellite identification and discrimination. Theoretical treatments of electromagnetic wave scattering from spatially-correlated structures have potential application in several areas of biomedical optics including glaucoma screening.

Keywords:
Laser Radar, Laser Discrimination, Electromagnetic Coherence Theory, State of Polarization, Backscattering, Speckle

Phase II

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