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Airborne Optics to See and Strike

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To keep in step with detector and laser system developments, the optical component industry is turning to innovations in materials and manufacturing. These must perform well — in size, weight, power and cost — to best develop aerospace and defense applications.

HANK HOGAN, CONTRIBUTING EDITOR, [email protected]

For optics, part of the future is up in the air. Airborne imaging depends on optics to get light where it needs to go. Now, larger detectors in traditional imaging bands, and others that operate in relatively new spectral ranges, are forcing optical components to evolve to keep up and deliver the clearest possible image. At the same time, aerial-directed energy weapons — primarily laser-based — are putting pressure on optical component performance. Mounted in structural assemblies, optics help ensure airborne sensors produce the clearest possible image. Courtesy of Thales...Read full article

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    Published: October 2016
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