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Paper Abstract
Military infrared systems generally must exhibit stable optical performance over a wide operating temperature range. We present a model for the first-order optical design of radial gradient-index systems, based on a form of the thermo-optic glass coefficient adapted to inhomogeneous material combinations. We find that GRIN components can significantly reduce the optical power balance of athermal, achromatic systems, which introduces the scope for a new class of broadband infrared imaging solutions. This novel first-order modelling technique is used to generate a starting point for optimisation of a SWIR/LWIR multispectral optical design.
Paper Details
Date Published: 11 May 2017
PDF: 11 pages
Proc. SPIE 10181, Advanced Optics for Defense Applications: UV through LWIR II, 1018109 (11 May 2017); doi: 10.1117/12.2262072
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 10181:
Advanced Optics for Defense Applications: UV through LWIR II
Jay N. Vizgaitis; Bjørn F. Andresen; Peter L. Marasco; Jasbinder S. Sanghera; Miguel P. Snyder, Editor(s)
PDF: 11 pages
Proc. SPIE 10181, Advanced Optics for Defense Applications: UV through LWIR II, 1018109 (11 May 2017); doi: 10.1117/12.2262072
Show Author Affiliations
Andrew M. Boyd, Qioptiq Ltd. (United Kingdom)
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 10181:
Advanced Optics for Defense Applications: UV through LWIR II
Jay N. Vizgaitis; Bjørn F. Andresen; Peter L. Marasco; Jasbinder S. Sanghera; Miguel P. Snyder, Editor(s)
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