Synthetic Aperture Optical System,

Abstract

The resolution of a traditional optical system is proportional to its light path diameter. Merely increasing the diameter of the light path will lead to increase in cost and make it difficult for manufacturing, testing and assembling the optical system. Further more, the ability to increase the light path diameter is subject to the limit in manufacturing capability. Therefore, there is a limit in increasing resolution by manipulating aperture. Synthetic aperture optical system is an effective way in getting around this problem. Here, we will discuss about some of the fundamental principles in synthetic aperture technology and provide some of application cases.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 11, 1995
Accession Number
ADA300847

Entities

People

  • Guo Quin Pan

Organizations

  • National Air and Space Intelligence Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Intelligence
  • Anti-Satellite Missiles
  • Arrays
  • Detectors
  • Diffraction
  • Far Field
  • Focal Planes
  • Fourier Transformation
  • High Resolution
  • Infrared Detectors
  • Infrared Telescopes
  • Low Temperature
  • Observatories
  • Phased Arrays
  • Telescopes
  • Translations

Readers

  • Mathematics or Statistics
  • Radar Systems Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design