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Founded by the different response characteristics between targets and backgrounds to aberrations, this paper proposes a novel aberration modulation correlation method (AMCM) for dim and small space target detection. By meticulously manipulating the light path using a wavefront corrector via a modulation signal, the target brightness will fluctuate periodically, while the background brightness remains essentially constant. Benefited by the strong correlation between targets\u2019 characteristic changes and the modulation signal, dim and small targets can be effectively detected. Rigorous simulations and practical experiments have validated the remarkable efficacy of AMCM. Compared to conventional algorithms, AMCM boasts a substantial enhancement in the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) detection limit from 5 to approximately 2, with an area under the precision\u2013recall curve of 0.9396, underscoring its ability to accurately identify targets while minimizing false positives. In essence, AMCM offers an effective method for detecting dim and small space targets and is also conveniently integrated into other passive target detection systems.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/rs16193729","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,10,8]],"date-time":"2024-10-08T12:02:10Z","timestamp":1728388930000},"page":"3729","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Aberration Modulation Correlation Method for Dim and Small Space Target Detection"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"16","author":[{"given":"Changchun","family":"Jiang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"National Laboratory on Adaptive Optics, Chengdu 610209, China"},{"name":"Institute of Optics and Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610209, China"},{"name":"University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0006-0892-6352","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Junwei","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Xihua University, Chengdu 610039, China"}]},{"given":"Shengjie","family":"Liu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Hainan Normal University, Haikou 571158, China"},{"name":"Key Laboratory of Laser Technology and Optoelectronic Functional Materials of Hainan Province, Academician Team Innovation Center of Hainan Province, College of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Hainan Normal University, Haikou 571158, China"}]},{"given":"Hao","family":"Xian","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"National Laboratory on Adaptive Optics, Chengdu 610209, China"},{"name":"Institute of Optics and Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610209, China"},{"name":"University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,10,8]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1331","DOI":"10.1137\/20M1322789","article-title":"Generalized correlation-based imaging for satellites","volume":"13","author":"Leibovich","year":"2020","journal-title":"SIAM J. 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