Characterization of the AWARE 10 two-gigapixel wide-field-of-view visible imager

D. L. Marks; P. R. Llull; Z. Phillips; J. G. Anderson; S. D. Feller; E. M. Vera; H. S. Son; S. H. Youn; J. Kim; M. E. Gehm; D. J. Brady; J. M. Nichols; K. P. Judd; M. D. Duncan; J. R. Waterman; R. A. Stack; A. Johnson; R. Tennill; C. C. Olson

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Characterization of the AWARE 10 two-gigapixel wide-field-of-view visible imager

D. L. Marks, P. R. Llull, Z. Phillips, J. G. Anderson, S. D. Feller, E. M. Vera, H. S. Son, S. H. Youn, J. Kim, M. E. Gehm, D. J. Brady, J. M. Nichols, K. P. Judd, M. D. Duncan, J. R. Waterman, R. A. Stack, A. Johnson, R. Tennill, C. C. Olson

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System requirements for many military electro-optic and IR camera systems reflect the need for both wide-field-of-view situational awareness as well as high-resolution imaging for target identification. In this work we present a new imaging system architecture designed to perform both functions simultaneously and the AWARE 10 camera as an example at visible wavelengths. We first describe the basic system architecture and user interface followed by a laboratory characterization of the system optical performance. We then describe a field experiment in which the camera was used to identify several maritime targets at varying range. The experimental results indicate that users of the system are able to correctly identify ∼10 m targets at between 4 and 6 km with 70% accuracy.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	C54-C63
Journal	Applied optics
Issue number	13
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.53.000C54
State	Published - May 1 2014
Externally published	Yes

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Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Engineering (miscellaneous)
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Marks, D. L., Llull, P. R., Phillips, Z., Anderson, J. G., Feller, S. D., Vera, E. M., Son, H. S., Youn, S. H., Kim, J., Gehm, M. E., Brady, D. J., Nichols, J. M., Judd, K. P., Duncan, M. D., Waterman, J. R., Stack, R. A., Johnson, A., Tennill, R., & Olson, C. C. (2014). Characterization of the AWARE 10 two-gigapixel wide-field-of-view visible imager. Applied optics, (13), C54-C63. https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.53.000C54

Marks, DL, Llull, PR, Phillips, Z, Anderson, JG, Feller, SD, Vera, EM, Son, HS, Youn, SH, Kim, J, Gehm, ME, Brady, DJ, Nichols, JM, Judd, KP, Duncan, MD, Waterman, JR, Stack, RA, Johnson, A, Tennill, R & Olson, CC 2014, 'Characterization of the AWARE 10 two-gigapixel wide-field-of-view visible imager', Applied optics, no. 13, pp. C54-C63. https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.53.000C54

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