On the safe use of long-range laser active imager in the near-infrared for Homeland Security

Deni Bonnier; Sylviane Lelièvre; Louis Demers

doi:10.1117/12.665253

17 May 2006 On the safe use of long-range laser active imager in the near-infrared for Homeland Security

Deni Bonnier, Sylviane Lelièvre, Louis Demers

Proceedings Volume 6206, Infrared Technology and Applications XXXII; 62060A (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.665253
Event: Defense and Security Symposium, 2006, Orlando (Kissimmee), Florida, United States

Abstract

Laser active imager are introducing a new paradigm in the domain of surveillance. Because they provide the capacity to image objects based on their reflectivity and not their emissivity, and because they provide a capacity to see through glass. Moreover, because that being based on high-performance gated intensified tubes, they can operate in adverse atmospheric conditions, and are becoming looked at as a very valuable tool to gather precise identification information at long ranges. On the other hand, the laser source making this technology so interesting must offer a safe operational mode of deployment. In this paper, we will show the most recent results that this technology can achieve in ship identification and discuss how to implement safety features to make the laser active imager an eye safe new tool for long range observation whatever its wavelength.

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Deni Bonnier, Sylviane Lelièvre, and Louis Demers "On the safe use of long-range laser active imager in the near-infrared for Homeland Security", Proc. SPIE 6206, Infrared Technology and Applications XXXII, 62060A (17 May 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.665253

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