Research

Physical Sciences

Title :

Development of Precision Optical Coatings for Beam Manipulation in Airborne Infrared Search & Track Systems

Area of research :

Astronomy & Space Sciences, Physical Sciences

Focus area :

Aerospace Materials, Coatings and Chemicals

Principal Investigator :

Mukesh Kumar, Scientist, CSIR-Central Scientific Instruments Organisation (CSIR-CSIO), Chandigarh

Timeline Start Year :

2020

Timeline End Year :

2023

Contact info :

Details

Executive Summary :

Objective: Design & development of outer fairing of the IRST system with broadband anti-reflective, abrasion resistant optical coatings. o Realization of elliptical Titanium alloy scanning head and focusing optics for 3-5 µm IR and 1064 nm laser wavelength.

Organizations involved