Fraunhofer Institute of Optronics, System Technologies and Image Exploitation IOSB Fraunhofer IOSB is developing protection concepts that can effectively attenuate laser radiation regardless of its specific wavelength.
Optronic sensors are frequently used for reconnaissance and surveillance tasks in both military and civilian applications. Owing to the ongoing development of lasers with higher output power and novel laser wavelengths, these sensors are at greater risk of being blinded or damaged by such lasers. Should this occur, the sensors can no longer fulfil their intended function. Given the wide range of available laser sources, it is essential to develop innovative protective measures to effectively shield optronic sensors from all forms of laser radiation. However, despite global efforts, the solutions available to date have been less than satisfactory. Consequently, traditional laser protection filters, which offer protection only against selected laser wavelengths, remain the state of the art.
Our aim
- Preventing Loss of Image Data in the Event of a Laser Attack
- Maintaining Reconnaissance Capability
Laser-hardened multi-channel camera
- The design is similar to that of a standard multi-channel camera, with significantly less crosstalk between the color channels
- The optimized image processing delivers a largely noise-free image
- Low SWaP (Size, Weight, and Power)
- Flexible applications
