Optical Data Processing and Statistical Optics

Abstract

This final scientific report contains a summary of research at Caltech on the wavelength sensitivity of speckle. Included in this bibliography are research publications by N. George, A. Jain, A. Livanos, R.D.S. Melville, C. H. Papas, and J. Roth. Topics in speckle supported under the subject contract are described: (1) diffraction by a serrated aperture and (2) propagation in an experimental test chamber containing a turbulent gaseous mixture. Research on the fabrication of grating structures for use in integrated optics is also described. Chirped or variable period gratings have been successfully made by a holographic process. Briefly, a waveguiding layer of Corning 7059 glass is sputtered onto a substrate glass using the Technics MIM Model 5.5 ion-beam etching machine. Photoresist is coated onto the waveguiding layer, exposed holographically in an argon or helium-cadmium laser beam, developed and then ion-milled. Extensive theory and technique are reported in the bibliography of publications listed in this report.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA061959

Entities

People

  • Nicholas George

Organizations

  • California Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Argon Lasers
  • Data Processing
  • Dielectric Waveguides
  • Diffraction
  • Dye Lasers
  • Fabrication
  • Integrated Optics
  • Ion Beams
  • Laser Beams
  • Lasers
  • Light Sources
  • Liquid Dye Lasers
  • Optics
  • Physics
  • Quantum Efficiency
  • Refractive Index

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.
  • Thin Film Deposition Science.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy