Nightglow studies at Onera for night-vision applications

Pierre Simoneau; Christophe Bellisario; Sophie Derelle; Joel Deschamps; Didier Henry; Stephane Langlois

doi:10.1117/12.2278418

29 September 2017 Nightglow studies at Onera for night-vision applications

Pierre Simoneau, Christophe Bellisario, Sophie Derelle, Joel Deschamps, Didier Henry, Stephane Langlois

Proceedings Volume 10425, Optics in Atmospheric Propagation and Adaptive Systems XX; 104250E (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2278418
Event: SPIE Remote Sensing, 2017, Warsaw, Poland

Abstract

Since 2010 Onera works on the characterization of the nightglow radiation for night-vision applications in moonless conditions. This radiation is mainly due to the deexcitation of hydroxyl molecules in the upper atmosphere (~87km). It is present in the visible range and reaches its maximum value in the short wavelength infrared bands between 1.4 and 1.8μm (Meinel bands). Although few energy reaches the ground, this radiation is emitted over the whole sky and therefore may be an interesting additional light source for night vision systems in moonless or cloudy sky conditions. Moreover, observation of the nocturnal sky in the short wave infrared band gives access to dynamic processes studies, these processes perturbing emission of radiation. In this paper, we present works carried out at Onera about observation and modelling of nightglow radiation.

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Pierre Simoneau, Christophe Bellisario, Sophie Derelle, Joel Deschamps, Didier Henry, and Stephane Langlois "Nightglow studies at Onera for night-vision applications", Proc. SPIE 10425, Optics in Atmospheric Propagation and Adaptive Systems XX, 104250E (29 September 2017); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2278418

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