Line-of-sight pointing over the horizon target with “cat eye effect”

In an optical system, “cat eye effect” can be modeled as a focus lens system. When a system has some opto-electrical devices and is illuminated by a laser beam, the laser beam will be reflected from the system along incident direction as a result of “cat eye effect”. The “cat eye effect” is the inherent feature of opto-electrical devices. In this paper, the pointing capability of line-of-sight (LOS) over the horizon target (OTHT) is analyzed, especially the parameters of laser power. The results show that it is feasible to point different targets over the horizon using “cat eye effect”.