A laser microprobe for analyzing laser produced material blowoff from bulk materials is to be developed. most work on laser-target and laser-surface interactions has concentrated on the development of diagnostics and probes for measuring physical properties of the plasma produced from pellets, thin… More

The proposed phase i program will evaluate the applicability of newly available ultra-high brightness x-ray source facilities (synchrotron light sources) to cancer related problems in cell biology and morphology. in particular, potential applications in the areas of oncogenesis, early cancer… More

This proposal describes a coherent co2 laser radar system (i.e. heterodyne detection is employed) that will permit the detection of individual combatants (guerrilla personnel), vehicles, and low flyig aircraft, in a cluttered environment, day or night and in foul weather. the system can be compact,… More

A procedure for locating with high precision the track of weaponized electron beams by remote passive optical imaging of infrared emissions excited by the energetic particles is proposed. proven vector methods would be applied to locate the beam's path through the atmosphere in 3 dimensions from the… More

Effective planning of diagnostics for weaponized neutral particle beams (npbs) requires experimental determination of the excited state densities in the h(o) beam as it emerges from its charge-stripping volume. we propose optical substitution as the means of absolute calibration of a passive… More

We propose a procedure for mapping the three dimensional wind field about the superstructure of ships using an eyesafe, coherent, pulsed, backscatter lidar. present optical heterodyne detection techniques together with recent laser advances allow for attainment of the spatial and velocity resolution… More

We propose to design tunable narrow bandwidth optical filters for use in daylight lidar systems. these filters will satisfy the following design requirements: picometer bandwidth in the visible region; wide angular acceptance (f/1); fast response 10%; stable, tunable operation; low background; and… More

We propose to generate the detailed design for a lidar system capable of measuring the range resolved atmospheric density and temperature profiles to 110km. the system will be designed to operate from the ground at remote field sites. the proposed concept combines a sodium fluorescence lidar, a… More

Effective utiliization of Air Force electro-optical systems requires precise measurement of cloud properties with high spatial and temporal resolution. Radiative interactions of clouds with the thermal and optical emissions of targets and with the ambient background radiation field affect the… More

We propose to design and construct a sub-cale demonstration model of a water droplet generator for use in wind tunnel facilities such as those at the USAF Arnold Engineering Develoment Center. The innovative generator will include kilohertz-range stimulation to regularize the droplet size on the… More

The objective of the proposed program i to develop an improved compact celestial attitude sensor system to meet the advanced needs of space-based laser altimetry techniques for earth, lunar and planetary mapping missions. The system will also be used (and tested) in support of topographic… More

In this Phase I project, Physical Optics Corporation, R&D Division proposed to demonstrate a spectrally adaptive remote light system for operation in the spectral range from the UV through the NIR. This system is intended to be installed in the Benefield RF anechoic test chamber at Edwards AFB,… More

We propose to design and characterize an array of potential candidate reference sources suitable for infrared, visible and near-ultraviolet wavelength sensors that can be used to perform in-flight calibrations of DoD's signatures measurements assets. At Present, no flight-qualified reference… More

Previous Doppler lidar statistical measurements of mechanical turbulence have only been successful in discerning moderate to strong wind field turbulence. This limitation is related to the transmitter pulse duration which is restricted by both the available laser technology and the range resolution… More

We propose to design and characterize an array of potential candidate reference sources suitable for infrared, visible and near-ultraviolet wavelength sensors that can be used to perform in-flight calibrations of DoD's signatures measurements assets. At Present, no flight-qualified reference… More