Multisensor designs and increasing resolutions are major trends in infrared and other electro-optical sensors

摘要

Infrared (IR) and other electro-optical sensors for aerospace and defense applications have come a long way in the past few decades, and over the next several years will see major technological breakthroughs in sensitivity, resolution, and overall ability to help military forces see through fog, smoke, dust, and the darkness of night.rnThe two most widely used electro-optical sensors for military and aerospace applications involve IR and light amplification. IR sensors, for example, primarily detect heat signatures, while light-amplification sensors-such as night-vision goggles-amplify available light thousands of times to make nighttime scenes look like daylight.