Preface; Contents; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Concept of Laser Imaging; 1.1.1 Origin of Laser Imaging; 1.1.2 Characteristics of Laser Imaging; 1.1.3 Types of Laser Imaging; 1.2 Concept of Target Detection Based on a Laser Imaging System; 1.2.1 Laser Detection and Laser Imaging; 1.2.2 Definition of the Target Detection Technology Based on Laser Imaging; 1.2.3 Characteristics of Target Detection Based on a Laser Imaging System; 1.3 Principle of the Target Detection Based on a Laser Imaging System; 1.3.1 Range Equation of Laser Detection; 1.3.2 Target Sampling of Laser Imaging

1.3.3 Information Acquisition and Processing of Target Detection Based on a Laser Imaging SystemReferences; 2 The Atmospheric and Target Modulations of the Lasers; 2.1 The Concepts of the Atmospheric and Target Modulations of Lasers; 2.2 The Atmospheric Modulation of the Lasers; 2.2.1 The Absorption Characteristics of the Atmosphere for the Lasers; 2.2.2 The Characteristics of Atmospheric Scattering for the Lasers; 2.2.3 The Atmospheric Turbulence of Lasers; 2.3 Target Modulation of Lasers; 2.3.1 The Characteristics and Analytical Method of the Target Modulation of Lasers

2.3.2 The Modulation Characteristics of the Laser Echoes Energy2.3.3 The Modulation Characteristics of the Waveform of the Laser Echoes; 2.4 Typical Target and Atmospheric Modulations; 2.4.1 Typical Target Modulation; 2.4.2 Typical Atmospheric Modulation; References; 3 The Target Detection System Based on Laser Imaging; 3.1 Components of the System; 3.1.1 Laser Transmitting System; 3.1.2 Optical Receiving and Detection System; 3.1.3 System for Delay Measurement and Echo Acquisition; 3.1.4 Positioning and Orientation System; 3.1.5 Data Processing and Image Generation System

3.1.6 Target Detection and Location System3.1.7 Target Classification and Identification System; 3.1.8 Units for Controlling, Monitoring and Recording; 3.1.9 Photoelectric Transceiving and Calibration System; 3.2 Laser Transmitting System; 3.2.1 Lasers and Laser Trigger Circuits; 3.2.2 Laser Collimators and Optical Transmitting Systems; 3.3 Optical Receiving and Detection System; 3.3.1 Optical Receiving Systems; 3.3.2 Main Technical Parameters; 3.3.2.1 Receiving View Angle; 3.3.2.2 Types of Detectors; 3.3.2.3 SNR; 3.3.3 Background Light Suppression

3.4 Photoelectric Transceiving and Calibration System3.4.1 Calibration for Array Transmitting and Receiving Light Path; 3.4.1.1 Optical Path Calibration; 3.4.1.2 Registration Test of the Transmitting and Receiving Axes; 3.4.2 Calibration for Ranging Precision; 3.4.2.1 Echo Intensity Detection for Laser Echo Pulses; 3.4.2.2 Ranging Error Correction Method Based on Echo Intensity; 3.4.3 Calibration of Channel Consistency; 3.5 POS System; 3.5.1 Dynamic Differential GPS Positioning System; 3.5.2 INS-Based Orientation Determination System