Photochromic Materials Study

Abstract

This report describes a study conducted to determine the feasibility of using the photochromic material mercury dithizonate as a programmable spatial filter for optical processing. This material has exhibited faster sriting speed and finer resolution than conventional spatial filtering techniques. Photochromics are erasable and therefore reusable. Variations in material performance were discovered and are attributed to the presence of two photochromic species in the material. A follow-on effort will investigate the effects of varying the composition of the photochromic material upon its optical properties.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA163140

Entities

People

  • Jeffrey A. Davis
  • Mary Thomas

Organizations

  • San Diego State University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Absorption Spectra
  • Argon Lasers
  • Classification
  • Data Processing
  • Efficiency
  • Ground State
  • Helium Neon Lasers
  • High Temperature
  • Illumination
  • Laser Beams
  • Materials
  • Molecules
  • Optical Processing
  • Optical Properties
  • Photochromic Materials
  • Spectra

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  • Optical Physics and Photonics.