Advanced Optical Ceramics Phase 'O'

Abstract

The Advanced Optical Ceramics Phase 'O' study was designed to firstly identify advanced DoD missions which will impose performance requirements on electro-optical/electro-magnetic (EO/EM) windows beyond the current state of the art as it is now progressing. The second aspect of the study was to identify advanced EO/EM window materials which should be investigated for their potential application to the advanced missile window problem. A survey of missions was performed and reported in a separate classified report. A review as conducted of ceramic materials which are refractory, hard and have the potential for meeting the EO/EM requirements. This review identified a wide variety of materials which can potentially meet the performance requirements. The selected candidates included simple compounds in the oxide, nitride and ternary sulfide families, oxynitrides, and a wide variety of mixed oxides. A program plan was devised to synthesize, and characterize these materials so that a selection of the few most promising ones can be made for further development and application to transparent enclosures for advanced missiles.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 15, 1978
Accession Number
ADA054999

Entities

People

  • G. A. Slack
  • R. A. Tanzilli
  • R. J. Charles
  • S. Musikant
  • W. White

Organizations

  • General Electric

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ceramic Materials
  • Chemical Stability
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Crystal Structure
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanics
  • Modulus Of Elasticity
  • Nesosilicates
  • Optical Properties
  • Refractive Index
  • Transition Metals

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design