Ten Micron Wideband Detector

Abstract

The report summarizes the results obtained during a sixteen month parametric upconversion program. The goal of the program was the visualization of a thermal image via parametric upconversion. Toward that end a theoretical and experimental effort was undertaken. The theory of parametric upconversion was extended to describe the detection of a thermal image by frequency conversion. The theory developed describes the power output, resolution, contrast and spectral bandwidth to be expected from a thermal upconverter.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1971
Accession Number
AD0730493

Entities

People

  • J. Falk
  • J. M. Yarborough

Organizations

  • Sylvania Electric Products

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Blackbody Radiation
  • Contracts
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Diffraction
  • Electro-Optics
  • High Resolution
  • Image Tubes
  • Images
  • Laser Beams
  • Lasers
  • Military Research
  • Optical Materials
  • Optics
  • Quantum Efficiency
  • Refractive Index
  • Thermal Radiation

Readers

  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.