Photonics Reduces Size, Weight, and Power for Defense Systems
Many modern troops go to battle carrying up to 80 lbs of gear per soldier. Approximately 20 lbs of this weight can come from batteries for radios and electro-optics. Reducing a soldier’s burden improves mobility and mission effectiveness and reduces fatigue and repetitive stress injuries. Unmanned aerial systems (UASs), or drones, are meanwhile becoming standard-issue gear, and the size, weight, and power (SWaP) of electro-optic payloads has a direct impact on the portability of these...
Photonics Spectra, April 2021