Fiber Optic Coupled Image Amplifier (FOCIA) Night Camera Flight Evaluation.

Abstract

A covert night camera system called FOCIA (Fiber Optics Coupled Image Amplifier) has been developed and flight evaluated. The camera system combined a 12-inch focal length night lens, a two-stage electromagnetically focused image amplifier, a film transport, and an optically filtered electronic flash illuminator. The system is described and examples of high quality night photography obtained with the FOCIA system at altitudes up to 11,000 ft are presented along with an evaluation of the system's airborne performance. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0912708

Entities

People

  • Henry Lapp

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Airborne
  • Altitude
  • Amplifiers
  • Cameras
  • Fiber Optics
  • Images
  • Night Photography
  • Optical Equipment
  • Optics
  • Photographic Equipment
  • Photographic Images
  • Photographic Materials
  • Photographic Recording Media
  • Photography
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Groundwater Contamination Remediation.
  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems