Low Cost Grating Based Laser Sensor

Abstract

The primary objective of this program is to develop a laser warning sensor for the measurement of laser illumination events during flight at a consumer cost of less than $500. The target requirements are to measure the wavelength, average power, pulse length, pulse repetition frequency, and duration for each event and save the information in a time-stamped downloadable file. The Phase I effort established the feasibility of the proposed approach by performing a detailed analysis of the design, procuring and fabricating a breadboard prototype, and then performing laboratory testing that soundly verified the ability of the sensor to achieve the target requirements. The sensor has excellent commercial potential in all sectors of the Department of Defense as a laser warning sensor, as well as private sector applications in video surveillance and pattern recognition.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 15, 1999
Accession Number
ADA362289

Entities

People

  • Craig Schwarze

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cameras
  • Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductors
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Digital Images
  • Digital Signal Processing
  • Frequency
  • Image Processing
  • Laser Beams
  • Laser Sensors
  • Lasers
  • Light Sources
  • Optics
  • Pattern Recognition
  • Quantum Efficiency
  • Signal Processing
  • Visible Spectra

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - DoD AI Strategy
  • Directed Energy