SHORT-PULSE RANGE-GATED OPTICAL IMAGING IN TURBID WATER

被引:97
作者
MCLEAN, EA
BURRIS, HR
STRAND, MP
机构
[1] RES SUPPORT INSTRUMENTS INC,ALEXANDRIA,VA 22314
[2] USN,CTR SURFACE WEAP,DIV DAHLGREN,PANAMA CITY,FL 32407
来源
APPLIED OPTICS | 1995年 / 34卷 / 21期
关键词
TURBID MEDIA IMAGING; LASER RANGE GATING; 3-DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;
D O I
10.1364/AO.34.004343
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
Using a very short laser pulse and camera gate in a range-gated optical imaging system, we have demonstrated an improvement in imaging in turbid water. A 0.5-ns FWHM laser pulse at 532 nm and a camera gate time ranging down to 120 ps were used to record images of 0.635-cm-bar-resolution targets at 6.5 attenuation lengths through 4.572 m of turbid water. With a four-channel version of this camera, coupled to a CCD camera, we can observe a quasi-three-dimensional image in real time.
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页码:4343 / 4351
页数:9
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