Narrowband infrared emitters for combat ID

Martin U. Pralle; Irina Puscasu; James Daly; Keith Fallon; Peter Loges; Anton Greenwald; Edward Johnson

doi:10.1117/12.719794

14 May 2007 Narrowband infrared emitters for combat ID

Martin U. Pralle, Irina Puscasu, James Daly, Keith Fallon, Peter Loges, Anton Greenwald, Edward Johnson

Proceedings Volume 6542, Infrared Technology and Applications XXXIII; 65422Z (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.719794
Event: Defense and Security Symposium, 2007, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

There is a strong desire to create narrowband infrared light sources as personnel beacons for application in infrared Identify Friend or Foe (IFF) systems. This demand has augmented dramatically in recent years with the reports of friendly fire casualties in Afghanistan and Iraq. ICx Photonics' photonic crystal enhanced^TM (PCE^TM) infrared emitter technology affords the possibility of creating narrowband IR light sources tuned to specific IR wavebands (near 1-2 microns, mid 3-5 microns, and long 8-12 microns) making it the ideal solution for infrared IFF. This technology is based on a metal coated 2D photonic crystal of air holes in a silicon substrate. Upon thermal excitation the photonic crystal modifies the emitted yielding narrowband IR light with center wavelength commensurate with the periodicity of the lattice. We have integrated this technology with microhotplate MEMS devices to yield 15mW IR light sources in the 3-5 micron waveband with wall plug efficiencies in excess of 10%, 2 orders of magnitude more efficient that conventional IR LEDs. We have further extended this technology into the LWIR with a light source that produces 9 mW of 8-12 micron light at an efficiency of 8%. Viewing distances >500 meters were observed with fielded camera technologies, ideal for ground to ground troop identification. When grouped into an emitter panel, the viewing distances were extended to 5 miles, ideal for ground to air identification.

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Martin U. Pralle, Irina Puscasu, James Daly, Keith Fallon, Peter Loges, Anton Greenwald, and Edward Johnson "Narrowband infrared emitters for combat ID", Proc. SPIE 6542, Infrared Technology and Applications XXXIII, 65422Z (14 May 2007); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.719794

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