UNREFEREED PROFESSIONAL ARTICLES

S. R. Rotman, C. B. Roxlo, D. Bebelaar, T. K. Yee and M. M. Salour, "Pulse-width Stabilization of a Synchronously Pumped Dye Laser," Picosecond Phenomena 11, pub. by Springer-Verlag, 50-53 (1980).

S. R. Rotman and F. X. Hartmann, "An Extended Foerster-Dexter Model for Correlated Donor-Acceptor Placement in Solid-State Materials," Advances in Laser Science II, edited by M. Lapp, W. C. Stalley and G. A. Kenney-Wallace, AIP Conf. Proc. No. 160, (American Institute of Physics, New York, 1987), pp. 114-117.

S. R. Rotman and F. X. Hartmann, "Non-Radiative Transfer Between Correlated Donor-Acceptor Pairs in Solid-State Laser Materials," Proceedings of the International Conference on Lasers '86, published by the Society for Optical and Quantum Electronics, pp. 561-565 (1987).

S. R. Rotman and M. L. Kowalczyk, "Modeling Realistic Target Acquisition Using Infrared Sensors in Multiple-Observer Scenarios," SPIE, Vol. 1119, Bellingham, Washington, 1989, pp. 243-251.

S. R. Rotman, "Estimating Target Acquisition Times for Infrared Sensors in Multi-Target Multi-Observer Scenarios," The Sixth Meeting in Israel on Optical Electronics, SPIE, Vol. 1038, Bellingham, Washington, 1989, pp. 116-126.

S. R. Rotman and F. X. Hartmann, "New Infrared Materials Incorporating Non-Radiative Energy Transfer," The Sixth Meeting in Israel on Optical Electronics, SPIE, Vol. 1038, Bellingham, Washington, 1989, pp. 440-445.

G. Tidhar and S. R. Rotman, "The Effect of Clutter on the Human Target Acquisition Process," in Proceedings of the 7th Symposium on Artificial Intelligence and Computer Vision, Y. A. Feldman and A. Bruckstein eds. Color Print Press, pp. 435-444 (1990).

S. R. Rotman and E. S. Gordon, "A Target Acquisition Model Appropriate for Dynamically Changing Scenarios," 7th Meeting in Israel on Optical Engineering, Moshe Oron, Itshak Shladov, Editors, Proc. SPIE 1442, pp. 335-346 (1991).

G. Tidhar and S. R. Rotman, "Clutter Metrics in Infrared Target Acquisition," 7th Meeting in Israel on Optical Engineering, Moshe Oron, Itshak Shladov, Editors, Proc. SPIE 1442, pp. 310-324 (1991).

S. R. Rotman, G. E. Aizenberg, E. S. Gordon, H. L. Tuller and C. Warde, "Mechanisms for the Cathodoluminesence of Cerium-Doped Yttrium Aluminum Garnet Phosphors," 7th Meeting in Israel on Optical Engineering, Moshe Oron, Itshak Shladov, Editors, Proc. SPIE 1442, pp. 205-215 (1991).

S. R. Rotman, O. Maoz, S. Arnon, A. Hadar, F. Kaczelnik, Y. Felus, A. M. Weiss, R. Reisfeld, M. Eyal, and F. X. Hartmann, "Unusually Fast Energy Transfer in Solid State Crystals and Glasses," 7th Meeting in Israel on Optical Engineering, Moshe Oron, Itshak Shladov, Editors, Proc. SPIE 1442, pp. 194-204 (1991).

G. Tidhar and S. R. Rotman, "Clutter Metrics for Target Detection Systems," Proc. of the 17th Convention of Electrical and Electronics Engineers in Israel, pp. 166-169 (1991).

G. Tidhar and Stanley R. Rotman, "Clutter Metrics for Target Detection Systems," SPIE, Vol. 1486, pp. 188-199, Bellingham, Washington, 1991.

S. R. Rotman, A. Eyal, Y. Kalisky, A. Brenier, C. Pedrini, G. Boulon and F. X. Hartmann, "Energy Transfer in a Mid-Infrared Laser," The Eighth Meeting in Israel on Optical Engineering, SPIE, Vol. 1972, pp. 2-12, Bellingham,Washington, 1993.

N. Yitzhaki, S. R. Rotman, A. M. Weiss, R. Reisfeld and M. Eyal, "Energy Transfer in Manganese-Doped Fluoride Glasses," The Eighth Meeting in Israel on Optical Engineering, SPIE, Vol. 1972, pp. 113-120, Bellingham, Washington, 1993.

Y. Rozenfeld and S. R. Rotman, "The Efficiency of Cerium-Doped Yttrium Aluminum Garnet as a Phosphorescent Source," The Eighth Meeting in Israel on Optical Engineering, SPIE, Vol. 1972, pp. 120-138, Bellingham, Washington, 1993.

G. Cohen, G. Reina, G. Tidhar and S. R. Rotman, "Improved Electro-Optical Target Detection in a Natural Fractal Environment," The Eighth Meeting in Israel on Optical Engineering, SPIE, Vol. 1971, pp. 78-92, Bellingham, Washington, 1993.

E. S. Gordon and S. R. Rotman, "Search Strategy and Target Acquisition Performance,"The Eighth Meeting in Israel on Optical Engineering, SPIE, Vol. 1971, pp. 93-101, Bellingham, Washington, 1993.

Z. Avital, Y. Hadar, G. Reiter, G. Tidhar, S. R. Rotman, S. Grossman and A. Rehavi, "The Influence of Clutter on Human Target Acquisition," The Eighth Meeting in Israel on Optical Engineering, SPIE, Vol. 1971, pp. 436-446, Bellingham, Washington, 1993.

Y. M. Engelberg, A. Chavel, U. Stroh, A. M. Weiss and S. R. Rotman, "Rapid Color-Based Segmentation in Digital Image Processing," The Eighth Meeting in Israel on Optical Engineering, SPIE, Vol. 1842, pp. 157-165, Bellingham, Washington, 1993.

Z. Avital, V. George, Y. Hadar, M. L. Kowalcyzk, G. Reiter, S. R. Rotman and G. Tidhar, "Modeling Human Search and Target Acquisition Performance: Detection Probability in the Cluttered Environment", Proc. of the 3rd Annual Ground Target Modeling and Validation Conf., Ed. A.M.L. Lattaie, U.S. Army Tank-Automotive Command, Warren, MI, 1993, pp. 53.

O. Hadar, S. R. Rotman and N. S. Kopeika, "Motion Considerations for Airborne Reconnaissance of a Target over Hostile Territory," in Acquisition, Tracking and Pointing V, SPIE Vol. 1950, pp. 115-128, Bellingham, Washington, 1993.

S. R. Rotman and M. L. Kowalczyk, "Clutter Analysis for Modeling and Improving Human and Automatic Target Acquisition," SPIE, Vol. 2020, pp. 131-142, Bellingham, Washington, 1993.

M. L. Kowalczyk, S. R. Rotman and V. George, "Comparison of New Clutter Metrics for Target Acquisition Processes," Proc. of the 4th Annual Ground Target Modeling and Validation Conference, Ed. A. M. L. Lattaie, U.S. Army Tank-Automotive Command, Warren,pp. 1-14, 1994.

S. R. Rotman, E. S. Gordon, O. Hadar, N. S. Kopeika, V. George and M. L. Kowalczyk, "Effect of Search Strategy and Sensor Motion on Target Acquisition Performance," Proc. of the 4th Annual Ground Target Modeling and Validation Conference, ed. A. M. L. Lattaie, U.S. Army Tank-Automotive Command, Warren, MI., 1994.

Y. Y. Kalisky, S. R. Rotman and G. Boulon, "Spectroscopic Properties, Energy Transfer Dynamics, and Laser Performance of Thulium-Holmium Laser Systems," SPIE, Vol. 2138, ed. by G. Patonay, pp. 5-10, Bellingham, Washington, 1994.

O. Hadar, N. S. Kopeika, and S. R. Rotman, "Target acquisition probabilities for image motion and vibration," in Infrared Imaging Systems: Design, Analysis, Modeling, and Testing V,G. C. Holst, ed., Proc. SPIE, vol. 2224, pp. 108-120, 1994.

D. Sadot, N. S. Kopeika, and S. R. Rotman, "Incorporating atmspheric blurring effects in target acquisition modeling," in Infrared Imaging Systems: Design, Analysis, Modeling, and Testing V, G. C. Holst, ed., Proc. SPIE, vol. 2224, pp. 95-107, 1994.

O. Hadar, N. S. Kopeika, and S. R. Rotman, "Automatic target recognition during image motion and vibrations," in Automatic Object Recognition IV, F. A. Sadjadi, ed., Proc. SPIE, vol. 2234, pp. 326-336, 1994.

S. R. Rotman, M. L. Kowalczyk, J. Cartier and J. Chang, "Understanding infrared clutter through fixation point analysis," in Characterization and Propagation of Sources and Backgrounds IV, W. R. Watkins and D. Clement, eds., Proc. SPIE, vol. 2223, pp. 126-138, 1994. (INVITED)

O. Hadar, A. Mendelblat, R. Sabat, N. S. Kopeika and S. R. Rotman, "Influence of sensor motion on target acquisition," in Airborne Reconnaissance XVIII, W. G. Fishell, P. A. Henkel and A. C. Crane, Jr., eds., Proc. SPIE, vol. 2272, pp. 263-274, 1994.

D. Sadot, N. S. Kopeika and S. R. Rotman, "Effects of atmospheric blur and image restoration on target acquisition range and probability." The Ninth Meeting on Optical Engineering in Israel, Itzhak Shladov, Yitzhak Weissman, Natan Kopeika, Editors, Proc. SPIE, 2426, pp. 85-94, 1995.

S. R. Rotman, M. L. Kowalczyk, J. Cartier and J. Chang, "Understanding infared clutter through fixation point analysis," in Infared Imaging systems: Design, Analysis, Modeling and Testing V, Proc. SPIE, Vol. 2224, pp. 142-154, 1994.

J. F. Cartier, S. R. Rotman and J. Chang, "Simulating Search Modeling," Proc. of the 5th Annual Ground Target Modeling and Validation Conference, pp. 97-106, 1994.

S. R. Rotman, "Evaluating human target acquisition using infrared sensor technology." The Ninth Meeting on Optical Engineering in Israel, Itzhak Shladov, Yitzhak Weissman, Natan Kopeika, Editors, Proc. SPIE, Vol. 2426, pp. 104-114, 1995.

O. Hadar, D. Sadot, I. Dror, S. R. Rotman and N. S. Kopeika, "Contrast-limited target acquisition: atmospheric and motion effects," in Targets and Backgrounds:Characterization and Representation, Wendall R. Watkins, Dieter Clement, Editors, Proc. SPIE 2469, pp. 550-567, 1995.

M. Bar-Tal and S. R. Rotman, "Performance Measurement in Point Source Target Detection." Proc. of the 18th Convention of Electrical and Electronics Engineers in Israel (1995).

O. Hadar, N. S. Kopeika and S. R. Rotman, "Qualitative evaluation of target acquisition capability when restoring images blurred by sensor motion." The Ninth Meeting on Optical Engineering in Israel, Itzhak Shladov, Yitzhak Weissman, Natan Kopeika, Editors, Proc. SPIE, 2426, pp. 115-127, 1995.

O. Hadar, N. S. Kopeika and S. R. Rotman, "Target acquisition probabilities for image motion and vibration," Proc. of the 5th Annual Ground Target Modeling and Validation Conference, ed. K. R. Johnson, U.S. Tank Automotive Command, Warren, MI., pp. 107-116, 1995.

D. Sadot, N. S. Kopeika and S. R. Rotman, "Incorporation of atmospheric blurring effects in modeling for visible and near infrared images," Proc. of the 5th Annual Ground Target Modeling and Validation Conference, ed. K. R. Johnson, U.S. Tank Automotive Command, Warren, MI., pp. 125-134, 1995.

Y. Kalisky, J. Zhang, S. R. Rotman and M. Kokta, "Spectroscopy and Laser Performance of Some Rare Earth and Transition Metal-Doped Garnets," SPIE, vol. 2380, ed. by R. Scheps and M. R. Kokta, Bellingham, WA., pp. 24-33, 1995.

S. R. Rotman, E. Luria, N. Yitzhaky and A. Eyal, "Practical models for energy transfer between ions in solids, SPIE, Proc. of the Tenth Feofilov Symposium on Spectrocopy of Crystals Doped with Transition and Rare-Earth Ions, eds. Profs. A. I. Ryskin and V. F. Mastorov, Proc. SPIE vol. 2706, pp. 20-30, 1995.

O. Hadar, N. S. Kopeika and S. R. Rotman, "Image motion restoration from sequence of images," Michael Masten and Larry Stockum, Editors, Proc. SPIE vol. 2468, pp. 172-183, 1995.

O. Hadar, S. R. Rotman and N. S. Kopeika, "Target detection of objects with a moving sensor," Proc. of the 6th Annual Ground Target Modeling and Validation, ed. K. R. Johnson, U.S. Tank Automotive Command, Warren, MI, pp. 217-226, 1995.

O. Hadar, S. R. Rotman and N. S. Kopeika, "Incorporating the Entire Modulation Transfer Function into a Target Acquisition Model," eds. W. R. Watkins and D. Clement, Proc. SPIE vol. 2742, pp. 112-121, 1996.

S. R. Rotman and M. L. Kowalczyk, "Textural Metrics for Clutter Affecting Human Target Acquisition," ed. G. C. Holst, Proc. SPIE vol. 2743, pp. 99-112, 1996.

S. Arnon, S. R. Rotman and N. S. Kopeika, "Beamwidth and Transmitter Power Adaptive to Tracking-System Performance for Free-Space Optical Communication," ed. M. A. Vander Does, Proc. SPIE vol. 2810, pp. 176-187, 1996.

S. Arnon, S. R. Rotman and N. S. Kopeika, "Optimum Transmitter Optics Aperture for Free Space Satellite Optical Communication as a Function of Tracking System Performance," ed. E. W. Taylor, Proc. vol. SPIE 2811, pp. 252-263, 1996.

O. Hadar, N. Corse, S. R. Rotman and N. S. Kopeika, "Contrast Versus Noise Effects on Image Quality," ed. W. G. Fishell, Proc. SPIE vol. 2829, pp. 231-241, 1996.

S. Greenberg, H. Guterman and S. R. Rotman, "An Unsupervised Neural Network Classifier for Automatic Aerial Image Recognition," Proc. of the 19th Convention of Electrical and Electronics Engineers in Israel, 1997.

O. Hadar, N. Corse, R. Khalif, Y. Neumann, S. R. Rotman and N. S. Kopeika, "Image Restoration for Target Detection - Will It Help?", Proc. of the 7th Annual Ground Target Modeling and Validation Conference, 1997.

S. R. Rotman, "Fast Energy Transfer Between Subsites in Wide-Bandgap Luminescent Materials," in 10th Meeting on Optical Engineering in Israel, Itzhak Shladov, Stanley R. Rotman, Editors, Proc. SPIE vol. 3110, pp. 202-205, 1997.

O. Hadar, N. Corse, R. Khalif, Y. Neumann, S. R. Rotman and N. S. Kopeika, "Image Restoration for Target Detection - Will it Help?" in 10th Meeting on Optical Engineering in Israel, Itzhak Shladov, Stanley R. Rotman, Editors, Proc. SPIE vol. 3110, pp. 44-55, 1997.

M. Lando, J. Kagan, Y. Shimony, Y. Kalisky, Y. Noter, A.Yogev, S. Rotman and S. Rosenwacks, "Solar Pumped Solid State Laser Program," in 10th Meeting on Optical Engineering in Israel, Itzhak Shladov, Stanley R. Rotman, Editors, Proc. SPIE vol. 3110, pp. 196-201, 1997.

S. Arnon, S. R. Rotman and N. S. Kopeika, "The Performance Limitations of Free Space Optical Communication Satellite Networks due tVibrations: Direct Detection Digital Mode," in 10th Meeting on Optical Engineering in Israel, Itzhak Shladov, Stanley R. Rotman, Editors, SPIE Proc. 3110, pp. 357-368, 1997.

R. Succary, N. Corse, O. Hadar, S. R. Rotman and N. S. Kopeika, "Relative Effects of Blur and Noise on Target Acquisition - The Advisability of Image Restoration," Proc. SPIE vol. 3128, pp. 120-129, 1997.

S. Arnon, S. R. Rotman and N. S. Kopeika, "Laser Satellite Networks Concepts, Obstacles and Possible Solutions," Proc. United Nations Workshop on Space Communications Technology for Capacity Building, pp. 65-73, 1997.

R. Melamed, Y. Yitzhaki, N. S. Kopeika and S. R. Rotman, "Experimental Comparison of Three Target Acquisition Models," SPIE Proc. 3128, pp. 66-77, 1997.

S. Arnon, S. R. Rotman and N. S. Kopeika, "Bandwidth Maximization for Satellite Laser Communication," SPIE Proc. 3440, pp. 165-171, 1998.

S. Arnon, S. R. Rotman and N. S. Kopeika, "Using Satellite Vibrations to Improve Performance of Free Space Satellite Laser Communication," SPIE Proc. 3440, pp. 156-164, 1998.

G. Aviram and S. R. Rotman, "Evaluating the Effect of Histogram Modeling Enhancement on Human Detection of Targets Embedded in Infrared Images," SPIE Proc. 3808, pp. 367-375, 1999.

Z. Zalevsky, D.Mendlovic, E. Rivlin and S. R. Rotman, "Contrasted Statistical Processing Algorithm for Obtaining Improved Target Detection Performances in an IR Cluttered Environment," SPIE Proc. 3808, pp. 801-812, 1999.

G. Aviram and S. R. Rotman, "Evaluating TNO Human Target Detection Experimental Results Agreement with Various Image Metrics," Proceedings of the RTO SCI-12 Workshop on Search and Target Acquistion, 1999.

A. Stern, E. Fisher, S. R. Rotman and N. S. Kopeika, “Influence of Severe Vibrations on the Visual Perception of Video Sequences,” SPIE Proc. 4130, pp. 727-733, 2000.

C. Abarbanel, R. Shneck, Z. Dashevsky and S. R. Rotman, "The Development of Infrared Photosensitive Material Based on Polycrystalline PbS Films," Mat. Res. Soc. Symp.Proc. Vol. 607, pp. 353-358, 2000.

I. Taig, A. Vander, N.S. Kopeika and S.R. Rotman, “Effects of Image Restoration on Target Acquisition,” SPIE Proc. 4370, Targets and Backgrounds VII: Characterization and Representation; Wendell R. Watkins, Dieter Clement eds., pp. 25-35, 2001

S.R. Rotman and G. Aviram, “Clutter Metrics for Prediction Human Target Acqauisition Performance,” SPIE Proc. 4370, pp.114-119, 2001.

S.R. Rotman, R. Succary, and D.M. Blumberg, “Relating Geophysical Parameters to the Infrared Clutter Content of Images for Target Acquisition Performance,” SPIE Proc. 4370, pp. 134-140, 2001.

N. Streit, T. Hot, S.R. Rotman and N.S. Kopeika, “Effect of Sampling on Target Acquisition,” SPIE Proc. 4372, pp. 46-50, 2001.

S. Goldring, M. Winik, R. Lavi, E. Lebiush, Y. Tzuk and S. Rotman, “2 micron Diode Pumped Laser”, Proceedings of the 11^th International Meeting on Electro-Optics and Microelectronics in Israel,” eds. R. Lavi and E. Azoulay, Annals of the Israel Physical Society, vol. 14, published by Inst. Phys. Pub., Bristol and Philadelphia, pp. 23-26, 2000.

G. Aviram and S.R. Rotman, “Evaluating the Agreement Between Various Image Metrics and Human Detection Performance,” Proceedings of the 11^th International Meeting on Electro-Optics and Microelectronics in Israel,” eds. R. Lavi and E. Azoulay, Annals of the Israel Physical Society, vol. 14, published by Inst. Phys. Pub., Bristol and Philadelphia, pp. 242-246, 2000.

G. Aviram and S.R. Rotman, “Anazlying the Effect of Imagery Wavelength,” Proceedings of the Eleventh Annual Ground Target Modeling and Validation Conference, pp. 98-106, 2001.

R. Succary, A. Cohen, P. Yaractzi, S.R. Rotman and S. Nadav, “Dynamic Programming Algorithm for Point Target Detection: Practical Parameters for DPA”, SPIE Proc. 4473, pp. 96-100, 2001.

J. Silverman and S.R. Rotman, “Segmentations of hyperspectral imagery: technqiues and applications”, SPIE Proc. 4820, Infrared Technology and Applications XXVIII; Bjorn F. Andresen, Gabor F. Fulop, Marija Strojnik; Eds., pp. 334-349, 2002 (INVITED PAPER).

C.E. Caefer, S.R. Rotman, J.Silverman, and P.W. Yip, “Algorithms for point target detection in hyperspectral imagery”, SPIE Proc. 4816, Imaging Spectrometry VIII; Sylvia S. Shen; Ed. pp. 242-257, 2002.

J. Silverman, S.R. Rotman and C.E. Caefer, “Segmentation of Hyperspectral Images from the Histograms of Prinicipal Components”, SPIE Proc. 4816, Imaging Spectrometry VIII; Sylvia S. Shen; Ed., pp. 270-277, 2002.

Roni Succary, H. Kalmanovitch, Y. Shurnik, Yafit Cohen, Ezra Cohen-Yashar, Stanley R. Rotman, “Point target detection”, SPIE Proc. 4820, Infrared Technology and Applications XXVIII; Bjorn F. Andresen, Gabor F. Fulop, Marija Strojnik; Eds., pp. 671-675, 2003.

V. Kasiyan, Z. Dashevsky, R. Shneck, S. Rotman, Novel lasing materials based on CdSe crystals doped with Cr , Proc. SPIE Vol. 5123, Advanced Optical Devices, Technologies, and Medical Applications; Janis Spigulis, Janis Teteris, Maris Ozolinsh, eds., pp. 79-84 (2003).

J. Silverman, S.R. Rotman, C.E. Caefer, K.L. Duseau, “Segmentations and anomaly detection”, Proc. SPIE Vol. 5159, 2003.

O. Raviv, S. R. Rotman, and J. Silverman, “Filters for point-taraget detection in hyperspectral imagery”, Proc. SPIE Vol. 5159, 2003.

O. Raviv and S.R. Rotman, “Applying ordered statistics filters for point target detection in hyperspectral data”, Proc. SPIE Vol. 5204, 2003.

H. Madar, T. Avishai, R. Succary, and S.R. Rotman, “Developing a CFAR filter for detecting point targets using a dynamic programming algorithm”, Proc. SPIE Vol. 5204, 2003.

E. Ohel, S.R. Rotman and D. Blumberg, “Detection of large targets in noisy hyperspecdtral images”, Proc. SPIE Vol. 5546, Imaging Spectrometry X; Sylvia S. Shen, Ed., 2004

B. Bukhel, K.L. Duseau, D.G. Blumberg, J.Silverman, S.R.Rotman and C.E. Caefer, “Refinifn the segmentation of hyperspectral images”, Proc. SPIE Vol. 5546, Imaging Spectrometry X; Sylvia S. Shen, Ed., 2004

M. Cohen, Y. Simson, and S.R. Rotman, “Point target detection in segmented hyperspectral images”, Proc. SPIE Vol. 5546, Imaging Spectrometry X; Sylvia S. Shen, Ed., 2004

E. Ohel, S.R. Rotman and D.G. Blumberg, “Detection of large targets in noisy hyperspectral images”, Proceedings of the 2004 23^rd IEEE Convention of Electrical and Electronics Engineers in Israel, pp. 313-316, 2004.

B. Bukhel, S.R. Rotman and D.G. Blumberg, "Reclustering Hyper-Spectral Data Using Variance-Based Criteria", Proceedings of the 2004 23^rd IEEE Convention of Electrical and Electronics Engineers in Israel, pp. 309-312, 2004.

Y.Cohen and S.R. Rotman, "Advanced Methods for Sub-Pixel Anomaly Detection", Proceedings of the 2004 23^rd IEEE Convention of Electrical and Electronics Engineers in Israel, pp. 432-435, 2004.

D. Shulman, I. Roth, and S.R. Rotman, "Automatic clustering of multidimensional data (ACMD) applied to hyperspectral images", SPIE Proc. 5612, Electro-Optical and Infrared Systems: Technology and Applications; R.G. Driggers and D.A. Huckridge, Eds., 2005.

S. R. Rotman, Y. Simson and M. Cohen, "Point target detection in segmented images", SPIE Proc. 5617, Optically Based Biological and Chemical Sensing for Defence; J.C. Carrano and A. Zukauskas, Eds., 2005.