Electromagnetic Launch Optical Telemetry Feasibility Study

Abstract

Results of a preliminary study to evaluate the feasibility of optical telemetry on an EM launched projectile are discussed. At issue are the relative intensities of the optical noise received in the MCL catch tank from the muzzle flash versus the narrowband optical signal levels generated from tiny emitters onboard a projectile after being launched in the MCL.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA474871

Entities

People

  • P. Snowden
  • S. J. Levinson

Organizations

  • University of Texas at Austin

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Bandwidth
  • Detectors
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Flashes
  • Frequency
  • Intensity
  • Lasers
  • Light Sources
  • Measurement
  • Muzzle Flash
  • Narrowband
  • Optical Filters
  • Power Levels
  • Power Spectra
  • Projectiles
  • Telemetry

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Phased Array Antenna Design.
  • ballistics.