QUANTUM IMAGING INC. — Department of Defense SBIR Phase I: A15-039

Description

See-Spot imaging is used in confirmation and handoff of targets by forward observers, airborne laser designation, laser-guided munitions and other types of weapons designation systems. Traditionally, the major limitations with existing see-spot systems is their inability to function in the presence of bright sunlight, and the inability to function when multiple spots from different sources are simultaneously present in the same field of view. A new Short Wave InfraRed (SWIR) imager has been developed which has the unique ability to provide conventional intensity imaging as well as an asynchronous "see spot" mode. Under this SBIR program, Quantum Imaging proposes the development of a SWIR camera which provides conventional intensity imagery and the ability to provide Coded Spot Tracking (both x-y location as well as Pulse Repetition Code identification) for any of the possible 777 unique PRF codes from 1111 to 1888. The system will eliminate the size, cost and power typically associated with a separate PRF code detection module used in legacy see-spot systems, and allow for up to identification of up to 8 simultaneously occurring spots in a given range.