Title :
Laser sand detector
Author :
Fisher, Frederick H. ; Squier, E.D.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of California, San Diego, CA, USA
fDate :
4/1/1979 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Laboratory measurements are presented showing how a laser sand detector (LSD) can be used to discriminate between bubbles and sand, because sand depolarizes light, whereas bubbles do not.
Keywords :
Optical measurements; Sea measurements; Acoustic devices; Acoustic scattering; Laser beams; Laser modes; Laser theory; Optical filters; Optical polarization; Optical scattering; Resonance light scattering; Sea measurements;
Journal_Title :
Oceanic Engineering, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JOE.1979.1145420
