METS - Modular Electro-Optical Test System

Large Aperture Collimators

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The METS, incorporating CI Systems’ reflective optics, extended area blackbody and a motorized target wheel, provides fast, reliable testing producing repeatable, objective results.

As a modular system, the METS easily be modified for a range of electro-optical testing applications, including testing of:

The METS can be operated on the production floor, in the laboratory, and in the depot, and can be used in conjunction with CI Systems’ CTE automatic electro-optical test software.

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FeaturesSpecificationsICD

Superior optical quality, wavefront error better than λ/25 RMS

Rugged design per MIL-STD 810G (secured cargo)

High accuracy and stability blackbody

6 or 12 plates target wheel

The METS is designed to retain its accuracy over a wide temperature range

All functions can be controlled via a computer using CI Systems’ CTE automatic test software (optional)

19” rack mountable controller

LOS (Line Of Sight) alignment of Multi-Sensor and Payload electro-optics

Model: METS-	VS-8	S-10	L-10	VL-10	S-12	L-12	VL-12	L-14	VL-14	L-16	VL-16	L-19	VL-19	L-21	L-25 (1)
Clear Aperture, inch	8	10			12			14		16		19		21	25
Focal Length, inch	40	70	70	120	70	70	120	70	120	70	120	70	120	70	250
FOV, deg.	2.8	1.6	2.9	1.0	1.6	2.9	1.0	2.9	1.0	2.9	1.0	2.9	1.0	2.9	1.0
Target Positions	x8	x12	x6	x12	x12	x6	x12	x6	x12	x6	x12	x6	x12	x6	x6
Collimator Type	Reflective, off-axis
Spectral Band	0.4 µm to 15 µm
Target Wheel Accuracy / Repeatability	Position Accuracy 0.05mrad, Repeatability 0.02mrad
Operating Temperature	10°C to 35°C
Wavefront Quality	l/25 RMS at 633 µm
Optical Resolution	Diffraction-limited, on-axis
Communication	RS232, Ethernet, (Optional: GPIB IEEE-488)

Notes:

The L-25 is a customized collimator. Other customized systems with different apertures and focal lengths are available upon request. See next page
CI Systems offers a large variety of targets for applications from VIS to LWIR.
Please see additional information on CI Systems’ CTE software for automatic testing

System	Aperture Diameter	Focal Length and FOV
METS-VS-8	8”	FL=40”, FOV=2.8°
METS-S-10-12	10“, 12”	FL=70”, FOV=1.6°
METS-L-10-12-14	10“, 12”, 14”	FL=70”, FOV=2.9°
METS-L-16	16"	FL=70”, FOV=2.9°
METS-L-19	19"	FL=70”, FOV=2.9°
METS-L-21	21"	FL=70”, FOV=2.9°
METS-VL-10-12-14	10“, 12”, 14”	FL=120”, FOV=1.0°
METS-VL-16-19	16”, 19”	FL=120”, FOV=1.0°

METS - Modular Electro-Optical Test System

Large Aperture Collimators

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