Near Infrared Stretched Pulse Processing

The Phase II effort addresses the need for increased realism in the Hardware-in-the-Loop (HWIL) testing of Semi-Active Laser (SAL) seekers. This will be accomplished by building a SAL projector system based on a detailed projector design developed under the Phase I effort. The resulting projector system will simulate more realistic laser designator return signals (i.e., reflected laser light from the illuminated target) than is currently employed in HWIL test environments testing SAL seekers. The increased realism will be achieved by substantially increasing the fidelity of the simulated return signals produced by the projector in both temporal and spatial characteristics.