Ultraviolet Narrowband Filters With Both High Transmittance And Superior Rejection For Imaging Situations

Imaging quality ultraviolet filters have been developed for research programs of the Mr Force Geophysics Laboratory (AFGL), for use in acquisition of high-resolution spectral images of rocket plumes. Narrowband and broadband filters have been produced with both high peak transmittance (10 to 25%) and superior rejection, typically 8 to 10 decades to the far infrared. Inherent image resolution quality of such filters has previously been estimated at 40 line-pairs per mm.© (1989) COPYRIGHT SPIE--The International Society for Optical Engineering. Downloading of the abstract is permitted for personal use only.