Feasibility of Making Coherent Fiber-Optic Arrays from Fused Silica
Abstract
Coherent fiber-optic bundles offer opportunities for application of state-of-the-art electro-optic imaging techniques to the sighting and fire- control problem. However, conventional fiber-optics are limited in this application by their high attenuation coefficients (up to 2000 dB/km). Fused silica fiber with its low attenuation (1-50 dB/km), offers substantial improvement.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 1986
- Accession Number
- ADA170873
Entities
People
- Dean J. Geraci
- J. E. Rourke
- Mark L. Delong