Materials for Electronics, Optics, and Survivability
Abstract
This project develops materials technologies for surveillance and situational awareness systems and subsystems for aircraft and missile applications, including sensor, microwave, and infrared detection and countermeasures devices used for targeting, electronic warfare, and active aircraft protection. Materials for protection of aircrews, sensors, and aircraft from laser and high-power microwave directed energy threats are also developed. Electronic and optical materials are being developed to enable surveillance and situational awareness with faster operating speeds, greater tunability, higher power output, improved thermal management (including higher operating temperatures), greater sensitivity, and extended dynamic range. New materials are being developed to counter the most prominent laser threats and to respond to emerging and agile threat wavelengths without impairing mission effectiveness.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2011
- Source ID
- 624348_0602102F_2_3600_PB_2011
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