Applicability of Fiber Optics to Aircraft Fire Detection Systems

Abstract

A review of the state-of-the-art in ultra-violet conducting fiber optics and related system components was conducted with the objective of evaluating their potential applicability to solar blind, UV fire detection systems. From this basis, conceptual systems were developed and analyzed to assess the potential payoff of incorporating optical enhancement to improve the performance, and reduce the initial and life cycle cost, size and weight of such systems, and to effect detector circuit simplification and improvement in system reliability.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA063974

Entities

People

  • Howard W. Jackson
  • Richard D. Mcgunigle
  • Robert R. Beavers

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Fiber Optics
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Operating Systems
  • Optical Detectors
  • Optical Materials
  • Optics
  • Sensor Networks
  • Ultraviolet Detectors
  • Warning Systems

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Optical Fiber Sensing and Electromagnetic Propagation.
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.