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Researchers study quantum optics, laser physics, optical waveguide technologies, laser-matter interactions, atmospheric propagation, optical technology, holography, optical warfare, optical data processing, fiber-optic sensor systems, optical systems, optical materials, radiation damage studies, IR surveillance and missile seeker technologies, IR signature measurements, optical recording materials, and optical diagnostics techniques.
Research Articles
- High Power RF Photodiodes
D.A. Tulchinsky and K.J. Williams - NRL Portable Adaptive Optics for Optical Interferometry
S.R. Restaino, J.R. Andrews, C.C. Wilcox, and G.C. Gilbreath - Deployable Unmanned Systems for Targeting, Exploitation, and Reconnaissance (DUSTER)
D.C. Linne von Berg, J.G. Howard, M.R. Kruer, and J.N. Lee
Research Groups
- Optical Sciences, 5600
- Optical Physics, 5610
- Advanced Concepts, 5620
- Applied Optics, 5630
- Photonics Technology, 5650
- Optical Techniques, 5670
- Remote Sensing, 7200
- Radio/Infrared/Optical Sensors, 7210
- Remote Sensing Physics, 7220
- Coastal and Ocean Sensing, 7230
- Image Science Applications, 7260
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