INFRARED LASER DIODE BASED INFRARED PROJECTOR, PHASE I PROPOSAL

THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS SBIR EFFORT IS TO DEVELOPE AN IR SCRENE PROJECTOR BASED UPON IR LASER DIODES WHICH CAN BE USED IN HWIL SIMULATIONS TO TEST MISSILE SYSTEMS. THE GOAL OF THE PHASE I EFFORT IS TO DEVELOPE A SINGLE CHANNEL LASER DIODE IR PROJECTION SYSTEM TO DEMONSTRATE THE PERFORMANCE CAPABILITIES OF THE TUNABLE DIODE LASERS. THIS DOCUMENT PRESENTS AEGIS RESEARCH'S PROPOSAL FOR THE PHASE I EFFORT. THE PROPOSAL DETAILS A DESIGN FOR THE PHASE I SYSTEM, THE TASKS WHICHMAKE UP THE WORK PLAN, AND CONCEPTS FOR THE OPERATIONAL PROJECTOR TO BE DEVELOPED DURING PHASE II. AEGIS' DESIGN OFFERS THE POTENTIAL FOR AN IR PROJECTION SYSTEM WHICH HAS VERY HIGH SPEED AND SUFFICIENT DYNAMIC RANGE TO SIMULATE MOST RELEVANT TARGETS AND COUNTERMEASURES. THE PROJECTOR SYSTEM CAN BE USED TO TEST SENSORS WHICH OPERATE ANYWHERE WITHIN THE 3.0-30 UM WAVEBAND AND IS ESPECIALLY APPLICABLE TO MISSILE SYSTEMS WHICH UTILIZE A LINEAR ARRAY OF DETECTORS WITH HIGH SPEED SCANNING. THE RESULT OF THE PHASE I EFFORT WILL BE A SINGLE CHANNEL IR PROJECTION SYSTEM, A TEST REPORT WHICH DETAILS ITS PERFORMANCE CAPABILITIES, AND A PRELIMINARY DESIGN FOR THE PHASE II PROJECTOR.