Scintillation saturation range and air-to-ground laser hazard analysis
Authors:
J.A. Hermann
Affiliation:
The author is in the DSTO Land, Space & Optoelectronics Division, Department of Defence, PO Box 1500, Salisbury, SA 5108, Australia
Abstract:
The concept of scintillation saturation range has been applied to the determination of the range-dependent scintillation variance. This quantity can be used in laser hazard analysis, particularly for operations where a land-based target is irradiated by a mobile airborne laser.