Planar Imager
Abstract
The Planar Imager program will develop a low size, weight, and power (SWaP) electro-optical (EO) imager using photonic integrated circuits (PICs) and other novel approaches to replace conventional telescopes for high altitude, long endurance Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) persistent platforms and space-based EO sensors for Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR). In order to increase resolution, conventional telescopes have to grow in size and weight. The Planar Imager program will eliminate this constraint by using computational interferometric techniques to replace conventional optics with digital processing, providing dramatic improvements in weight and enabling novel form factors for military imaging systems.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2019
- Source ID
- 1d9e8c457f006460d5b04e5207898406