Accession Number:

AD0813004

Title:

ACQUISITION AND TRACKING LASER COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS

Descriptive Note:

Quarterly rept. no. 2, 1 Oct-31 Dec 1966

Corporate Author:

SYLVANIA ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS-EAST WALTHAM MA APPLIED RESEARCH LAB

Personal Author(s):

• Lang, K.
• Ratcliffe, G.

Report Date:

1967-03-01

Pagination or Media Count:

27.0

Abstract:

The major effort during the three-month period was directed toward the detailed design and construction of a beam steerer, beam-steering pick-off device, control circuits for the image dissector, and searchtrack circuits. All of these items are under construction and will be completed in time for an early test of the searchtrack capabilities of the system. Design work on the optical head is continuing.

Descriptors:

• *OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS
• *LASERS
• *OPTICAL TRACKING
• OPTICAL EQUIPMENT
• OPTICS
• STEERING
• CONTROL SYSTEMS
• ELECTROOPTICS
• TARGET ACQUISITION
• LIGHT TRANSMISSION
• INSTRUMENTATION
• LOGIC CIRCUITS
• TRANSDUCERS
• AUTOMATIC
• MODULATORS
• IMAGE TUBES

Subject Categories:

• Optical Detection and Detectors
• Non-Radio Communications

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE