Electro-Optic and Infrared Situational Awareness Display

Proposed is the application of Photonica"s"telecom-structured display architecture,""network optics"and components developing a concept for an EO/IR SA Display System meeting specified requirements. Phase I Base Effort: demonstrate feasibility in meeting Navy needs, establish that a useful product can be successfully developed. Feasibility established through analytical modeling, simulation of Graphical User Interface (GUI) using simulated/real imagery, demonstrating representative material samples. Phase I Design Development: realize design based on optimized combination of fiber-optics (passive fiber-optic or fiber-device components); optical elements in a complex solid fiber-optic textile-composite optical transport; employing hi-speed, sub-10 micron hybrid pixel generation components (including hybrid magneto-photonics); implement pixel signal aggregation and channel optimization; decouple scale (potentially, relative location) of image generation components (modulation stage) from the structures and scale of image output optics (display face/output stage). The Photonica Phase I Option will be focused upon design development integrating the various components and sub-assembles/sub-systems identified in the Phase I Option period with the primary design development of Phase I Base Tasks, to prepare for the prototyping and other work in Phase II and Phase III.