Photonics technology development for optical fuzing

Author

von der Lippe, C.M. ; Liu, J. Jiang ; Keeler, G.A. ; Serkland, D.K. ; Geib, K.M. ; Peake, G.M. ; Mar, A.

Author_Institution

U.S. Army Armament Res. Dev. & Eng. Center, Adelphi, MD, USA

Volume

1

fYear

2004

fDate

7-11 Nov. 2004

Firstpage

264

Abstract

The paper reports on the development of a robust and compact photonic proximity sensor for munition applications. The technologies exploited in the optical fuze design are vertical cavity surface emitting lasers (VCSELs), integrated resonant cavity photodetectors (RCPD) and diffractive micro-optics. This work will culminate in a robust, fully integrated, component design suitable for proximity fuzing applications.

Keywords

diffractive optical elements; integrated optics; integrated optoelectronics; micro-optics; optical radar; optical sensors; photodetectors; remote sensing by laser beam; weapons; diffractive micro-optics; integrated resonant cavity photodetectors; munition; optical fuze design; optical fuzing; photonic proximity sensor; vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; Integrated optics; Optical design; Optical sensors; Optoelectronic and photonic sensors; Resonance; Robustness; Stimulated emission; Surface emitting lasers; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; Weapons;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2004. LEOS 2004. The 17th Annual Meeting of the IEEE

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8557-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LEOS.2004.1363212

Filename

1363212