Expand this Topic clickable element to expand a topic
Skip to content
Optica Publishing Group

Optical Effects of Shock Front on Nose-Mounted Optics

Not Accessible

Your library or personal account may give you access

Abstract

The density discontinuity in a shock wave of a vehicle in supersonic flight may affect the performance of optical systems behind the shock. These effects are evaluated for nose mounted f/2 optics under Mach 1.5 conditions. The optical conditions of the shock are included as an optical element in a computer ray trace program that computes modulation transfer function. Comparison of MTF results, both with and without the shock in the system, provides an indication of the performance degradation due to the shock.

© 1974 Optical Society of America

Full Article  |  PDF Article
More Like This
Digital Wavefront Measuring Interferometer for Testing Optical Surfaces and Lenses

J. H. Bruning, D. R. Herriott, J. E. Gallagher, D. P. Rosenfeld, A. D. White, and D. J. Brangaccio
Appl. Opt. 13(11) 2693-2703 (1974)

Aero-optical effects of an optical seeker with a supersonic jet for hypersonic vehicles in near space

Guangming Guo, Hong Liu, and Bin Zhang
Appl. Opt. 55(17) 4741-4751 (2016)

Joint influences of aerodynamic flow field and aerodynamic heating of the dome on imaging quality degradation of airborne optical systems

Haosu Xiao, Baojun Zuo, Yi Tian, Wang Zhang, Chenglong Hao, Chaofeng Liu, Qi Li, Fan Li, Li Zhang, and Zhigang Fan
Appl. Opt. 51(36) 8625-8636 (2012)

Cited By

You do not have subscription access to this journal. Cited by links are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an Optica member, or as an authorized user of your institution.

Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Login to access Optica Member Subscription

Figures (9)

You do not have subscription access to this journal. Figure files are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an Optica member, or as an authorized user of your institution.

Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Login to access Optica Member Subscription

Tables (1)

You do not have subscription access to this journal. Article tables are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an Optica member, or as an authorized user of your institution.

Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Login to access Optica Member Subscription

Select as filters


Select Topics Cancel
© Copyright 2024 | Optica Publishing Group. All Rights Reserved