{"title":"Performance analysis of gated SWIR imaging system for target against plume background","authors":"Jung Rim Nam, Yong San Shin, Eun Suk Yoon","doi":"10.1007/s40042-024-01158-9","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In targets like airplanes, rockets, or missiles, there are both the target and the plume. When tracking the target through imaging optics, the plume can become background depending on the perspective of the optical system. When plumes are in the background, the target image may be obscured by the saturation of the plume signals. In this study, a range-gated short-wave infrared (SWIR) imaging system was considered for the acquisition and tracking of the target against the plume background. The target signal is the illumination laser light reflected from the target and the background signal is the self-radiation of the plume. We considered a method using the illumination laser energy and the detector integration time to increase the target signal and decrease the plume signal. We analyzed the system signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) as a function of the illumination laser energy and the detector integration time. As a result, we derived system design specifications satisfying the SNR greater than 2.5.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":677,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Korean Physical Society","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8000,"publicationDate":"2024-08-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of the Korean Physical Society","FirstCategoryId":"101","ListUrlMain":"https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40042-024-01158-9","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"PHYSICS, MULTIDISCIPLINARY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
In targets like airplanes, rockets, or missiles, there are both the target and the plume. When tracking the target through imaging optics, the plume can become background depending on the perspective of the optical system. When plumes are in the background, the target image may be obscured by the saturation of the plume signals. In this study, a range-gated short-wave infrared (SWIR) imaging system was considered for the acquisition and tracking of the target against the plume background. The target signal is the illumination laser light reflected from the target and the background signal is the self-radiation of the plume. We considered a method using the illumination laser energy and the detector integration time to increase the target signal and decrease the plume signal. We analyzed the system signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) as a function of the illumination laser energy and the detector integration time. As a result, we derived system design specifications satisfying the SNR greater than 2.5.
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The Journal of the Korean Physical Society (JKPS) covers all fields of physics spanning from statistical physics and condensed matter physics to particle physics. The manuscript to be published in JKPS is required to hold the originality, significance, and recent completeness. The journal is composed of Full paper, Letters, and Brief sections. In addition, featured articles with outstanding results are selected by the Editorial board and introduced in the online version. For emphasis on aspect of international journal, several world-distinguished researchers join the Editorial board. High quality of papers may be express-published when it is recommended or requested.