COHERENT OPTICAL SURVEILLANCE DEVICES

Abstract

Research concerned the development of coherent optical components operative over the spectral range from 0.5 to 0.8 microns. Design considerations were made and designs finalized for a gas cell variable phase shifter to provide 180 degrees phase shift of light at 7000 angstroms with a sensitivity of better than 1 degree. A study of the relative merits of double beam and multiple beam methods of calibrating the phase shifter using incoherent light was made. A survey of photomultiplier tubes was made to select that tube which will be most useful for calibration and evaluation purposes. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1962
Accession Number
AD0283052

Entities

People

  • Richard E. Bradbury

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Calibration
  • Cells
  • Gas Cells
  • Phase Shift
  • Photomultiplier Tubes
  • Sensitivity
  • Surveillance
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Radar Systems Engineering.
  • Spectroscopy.
  • Systems Analysis and Design