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    Design strength of optical glass

    Doyle, K.B. / Kahan, M.A. | Tema Archive | 2003
    extremely conservative design approaches are typically used for optical elements made of glass. Determining a design allowable for glass elements is ...

    Polymer waveguides for 100 cm (40") optical backplanes

    Moisel, J. / Guttmann, J. / Huber, H.P. et al. | Tema Archive | 2002
    Optical backplanes are attractive components for systems with high data rates between subsystems and a large number of interconnects. An ...

    Radiation qualification and testing of a large number of optical glasses used in the ESA fluid science laboratory onboard the columbus orbital Facility of the international space station

    Doyle, D.B. / Dewandre, T.M. / Claessens, D. et al. | Tema Archive | 2002
    International Space Station (ISS) is a multi-user facility for the performance of microgravity research. It comprises a very complex optical bench ...

    Concepts using optical MEMS array for ladar scene projection

    Smith, J.L. | Tema Archive | 2003
    fiber optic cables. The concept calls for an optical MEMS (micro-electromechanical system) steerable micro-mirror array. IFOV's are a cluster of ...

    Optical fiber sensors for vehicle detection

    Meller, S. / Vries, M.J. de / Arya, V. et al. | Tema Archive | 1995
    applications in industry for process control, and more recently for monitoring the health of advanced civil structures. Optical fiber sensors are ...

    Human engineering of multisensor and multisource tracking systems

    Svenmarck, P. | Tema Archive | 2000
    with pilots' decision-making. This paper focuses on the factors involved in the pilots' control of multisensor and multisource systems for ...

    Optical-fiber-based adhesive bondline monitoring system for composite patch systems

    Elster, J. / Trego, A. / Dante, J. et al. | Tema Archive | 2001
    levels in the technology. The presented sensing system is comprised of optical fiber long period gratings (LPGs) for chemical measurement and ...

    Recent advances in the quality of CVD diamond optical components

    Wort, C.J.H. / Pickles, C.S.J. / Beale, A.C. et al. | Tema Archive | 1999
    Reports on the properties and applications of polished polycrystalline diamond optical components produced by chemical vapor deposition and ...

    Combined radiation damage, annealing, and ageing studies of InGaAsP/InP 1310 nm lasers for the CMS tracker optical links

    Gill, K.A. / Grabit, R. / Troska, J. et al. | Tema Archive | 2002
    multi-quantum-well lasers, the type chosen for use in the CMS Tracker optical links. The radiation damage effects are compared for a variety of ...

    Optical detection of land mines at FOI

    Sjokvist, S. / Uppsall, M. / Nyberg, S. et al. | Tema Archive | 2001
    the origin of detectable optical signatures for choosing the most favorable conditions for detection. Measurements in test beds and ...

    The universal multizone crystallizator (UMC) furnance: an international cooperative agreement

    Watring, D.A. / Su, C.H. / Gillies, D. et al. | Tema Archive | 1996
    The universal multizone crystallizator (UMC) has been developed and patented by a team at the University of Miskolc for crystal growth of ...

    Optical figure testing of prototype mirrors for JPL's precision segmented reflector (PSR) program

    Hochberg, E.B. | Tema Archive | 1991
    shifting interferometer operating at 10.59 microns and laser metrology for measurement of piston and absolute radius of curvature. The optical ...

    Strain measurement using a Brillouin optical time domain reflectometer for development of aircraft structure health monitoring system

    Shimizu, T. / Yari, T. / Nagai, K. et al. | Tema Archive | 2001
    We conducted theoretical and experimental approaches for applying Brillouin optical time domain reflectometer (BOTDR) to aircraft and ...

    The application and development tendency of optical measurement in automobile industry

    Gang Wan | Tema Archive | 2002
    the development process. With any changes in design, the impact for a possible collision needs to be examined. An optical measurement system ...

    Damage detection of satellite structures by optical fiber with small diameter

    Kabashima, S. / Ozaki, T. / Takeda, N. | Tema Archive | 2000
    monitoring system usually utilizes optical fiber sensor of which the diameter is 125 micrometer. However, such fiber sensors tend to be perceived as ...

    Direct optical sensing of underwater sound fields: naval applications

    Podlesak, M. | Tema Archive | 1999
    Control of underwater noise radiated by naval vessels relies on two factors. First, ship design for quiet operation, and second, provision ...

    Recent developments in the use of plastic optical fiber for an embedded wear sensor (for marine propulsion shafting)

    Cohen, E.I. / Mastro, S.A. / Nemarich, C.P. et al. | Tema Archive | 1999
    This paper describes recent developments of a practical, low cost embedded plastic optical fiber (POF) wear sensor system for the condition ...

    Interaction of micro-organisms (fungi and bacteria) with optical and electronic materials

    Kukhtarev, N.V. / Kukhtareva, T.V. / Jones, J. et al. | Tema Archive | 2002
    for unattended and space-based optical and electronic systems. We have investigated the process of growth and distribution of fungal elements ...

    Using 0.8 mu m DMILL technology to realize an encoder/decoder for optical transmission at 550 Mbps

    Claus, H. / Cabuy, F. / Roef, P. | Tema Archive | 1999
    data is digitized at the antennae. An optical harness distributes clocking data to the antennae to synchronize the digitizing of the data, and ...

    New technique using CO2 laser for high heating and simultaneous optical characterization of IR windows

    Simoneau, J. / Feller, R. / Peatfield, C. et al. | Tema Archive | 1997
    magnitude and distribution of the heat on the window. Therefore, for each missile application, it is critical to be able to determine the optical ...