For IR Imaging, Better SWaP Beckons
The future promises better IR imager performance, thanks to technological advances. This is prompting a growing interest in IR imagers for use in UAVs and elsewhere. For military and surveillance applications, IR imaging is all about SWaP: size, weight and power. There’s also another letter to consider: C, for cost. Take, for example, an airborne drone. The smaller the SWaP, the smaller the drone can be, and the longer an aircraft can stay aloft. As for the cost, the lower it
Photonics Spectra, August 2015