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Goodrich Shortwave IR Technology Selected for Army Camera

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Defense contractor Northrop Grumman's Laser Systems business unit of Apopka, Fla., announced it has selected Goodrich Corp. to manufacture a boresight monitoring camera subsystem to be used in a multifunction laser (MFL) for Future Combat Systems -- the US Army's premier modernization program. The program is comprised of a line of manned and unmanned air and ground systems linked via a network. The boresight cameras will be used to track and align lasers at multiple wavelengths on the MFL. Goodrich's SUI team (formerly Sensors Unlimited Inc.), based in Princeton, N.J., will modify and combine the functions of two of its 320 x 256 focal plane array shortwave infrared (SWIR) cameras to meet Army requirements. The new cameras will be smaller, use less power and offer more capabilities than current SWIR cameras, Goodrich said.
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Glossary
infrared
Infrared (IR) refers to the region of the electromagnetic spectrum with wavelengths longer than those of visible light, but shorter than those of microwaves. The infrared spectrum spans wavelengths roughly between 700 nanometers (nm) and 1 millimeter (mm). It is divided into three main subcategories: Near-infrared (NIR): Wavelengths from approximately 700 nm to 1.4 micrometers (µm). Near-infrared light is often used in telecommunications, as well as in various imaging and sensing...
photonics
The technology of generating and harnessing light and other forms of radiant energy whose quantum unit is the photon. The science includes light emission, transmission, deflection, amplification and detection by optical components and instruments, lasers and other light sources, fiber optics, electro-optical instrumentation, related hardware and electronics, and sophisticated systems. The range of applications of photonics extends from energy generation to detection to communications and...
wavelength
Electromagnetic energy is transmitted in the form of a sinusoidal wave. The wavelength is the physical distance covered by one cycle of this wave; it is inversely proportional to frequency.
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