Airborne Systems Course Textbook. Electro-Optical Systems Test and Evaluation,

Abstract

Textbook for teaching test and evaluation of electro-optical sensor systems, including theory of operation, operating characteristics, and test methodology. Topics include radiation physics, optics, physical optics, fourier optics, radiation detectors, infrared detectors, low-light-level television detectors, lasers, point-source detectors, imaging sensors, electro-optical system hardware and test equipment, and test methods. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA130539

Entities

People

  • George W. Masters

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Electro-Optics
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Electromagnetic Scattering
  • Geometry
  • Laser Target Designators
  • Low Light Levels
  • Measurement
  • Optical Phenomena
  • Optical Properties
  • Optics
  • Performance Tests
  • Quantum Yields
  • Range Finding
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Methods

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).
  • Spectroscopy.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy