Standard IR Target Projectors

Custom Target Projectors:
Santa Barbara Infrared’s expertise is the design of high-end electro-optical test equipment. SBIR’s engineering department can design the optics, along with IR, visible, or laser sources to properly test virtually any customer’s system.

Custom systems can include:
• COLOSUS Systems – Full spectrum, fully traceable calibrations from 0.35 to 14+ microns. More details to come!
• Clear aperture sizes up to 30” in diameter (larger diameters are available)
• Focal lengths up to 225” (larger focal lengths are available)
• Adjustment for through-focus testing and testing focus at range
• Combined I2/NIR/IR stimulus for broadband testing
• Laser beam characterization, range verification and receiver sensitivity
• Multi-sensor boresight
• Spectral response measurement

Below are some recent examples of application-specific test systems that SBIR has designed. Contact SBIR for applications assistance, engineering design, and fabrication for your electro-optics test requirements.

Santa Barbara Infrared and Labsphere have partnered to provide an unparalleled family of E-O test systems. The COLOSUS™ systems, which include collimated optics, software, and uniform sources, are complete test solutions for optical characterization of sensors and cameras, offering both collimated and flood-mode test configurations. The two companies have merged their engineering expertise in hardware and software to offer turnkey, fully-calibrated solutions.

The Model 13792 target projectors are built around SBIR’s versatile modular (MTC-930) collimator. This collimator has a 9″ diameter 30″ focal length primary mirror with 5.7° field of view, and is built into a lightweight, rugged, stable, carbon fiber housing with a 7″ diameter clear exit aperture. It can be configured for either standard emissive target or reflective target applications (see SBIR’s Targets page for more information about reflective targets).

Model 13323 dual blackbody, all reflective background IR target projector is used to characterize WFOV IR sensor systems. It features a broadband, 3 to 14 micron range, reflective IR target technology for the most accurate and stable differential targets, controlled background radiance, a 5º FOV with 36º uniform background.

The Model 13352 Pulsed Laser Diode Target Projector is designed to provide a uniform collimated pulsed laser output at 1064 nm. The system includes a Newtonian type collimator, laser source and controller, and fiber optic/target assembly. The system can be operated manually via the front panel touch screen/display of the 2U 19” rack mount controller or remotely via an Ethernet interface to a PC.

The 13383 test bench system is configured specifically for characterizing the performance of IR and visible sensors and performing multi-sensor boresighting (IR to Visible to Laser).

The design of the test bench is similar to many other test systems that SBIR has manufactured. The test bench includes a broadband collimator, precision differential blackbody, uniform large area visible source, 16 position motorized target wheel and manual micrometer driven range simulation platform.

The Model 13283 is a fully integrated test system used to verify the performance and alignment of an airframe-mounted infrared imaging system.

The 13283 has a 4” aperture, 18” focal length and is a thermally stable system specifically designed for use in a depot/field environment where the ambient temperature can vary. The design utilizes materials that are ultra light-weight (<12 lbs. total weight), rigid and thermally stable.

The Model 13158 is a fully integrated test system used to verify the performance of infrared imaging systems. The 13158 is a thermally stable system specifically designed for use in a depot/field environment where the ambient temperature can vary widely.

The Model 13158 consists of three major components: Model 15166 athermal collimator, a differential blackbody source and a Model 316 target wheel.

The Model 13158 is a fully integrated test system used to verify the performance of infrared imaging systems. The 13158 is a thermally stable system specifically designed for use in a depot/field environment where the ambient temperature can vary widely.

The Model 13158 consists of three major components: Model 15166 athermal collimator, a differential blackbody source and a Model 316 target wheel.

Thermal Imager Testing
I-Squared Device Testing
NIR/SWIR Camera Testing
Visible Sensor Testing
Fused Visible & IR Testing
Multi-Sensor Platform Testing

Datasheets

• Standard IR Target Projectors

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