• Infrared and Laser Engineering
  • Vol. 54, Issue 2, 20240501 (2025)
Lei LI1,2, Zebin WANG3, Qingyu MENG1, Dong WANG1..., Haixin ZHANG1,2 and Meichen LIU1,2|Show fewer author(s)
Author Affiliations
  • 1Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130033, China
  • 2University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • 3Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology, Shanghai 201109, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/IRLA20240501 Cite this Article
    Lei LI, Zebin WANG, Qingyu MENG, Dong WANG, Haixin ZHANG, Meichen LIU. Design of active-passive protection system for space cameras against strong light interference[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2025, 54(2): 20240501 Copy Citation Text show less
    Normalized spectral curve
    Fig. 1. Normalized spectral curve
    Schematic diagram of the protection system
    Fig. 2. Schematic diagram of the protection system
    Distribution of grayscale values. (a) Laser spot; (b) Background light
    Fig. 3. Distribution of grayscale values. (a) Laser spot; (b) Background light
    Distribution of laser spot grayscale values after removing background light
    Fig. 4. Distribution of laser spot grayscale values after removing background light
    Curve of interference area with incident laser energy density under different F-numbers
    Fig. 5. Curve of interference area with incident laser energy density under different F-numbers
    Transmittance vs wavelength curve of notch filter
    Fig. 6. Transmittance vs wavelength curve of notch filter
    Desktop experimental system
    Fig. 7. Desktop experimental system
    Condition of camera under 20 mW laser irradiation. (a) Imaging effect; (b) Grayscale value distribution
    Fig. 8. Condition of camera under 20 mW laser irradiation. (a) Imaging effect; (b) Grayscale value distribution
    Condition of camera under 40 mW laser irradiation. (a) Imaging effect; (b) Grayscale value distribution
    Fig. 9. Condition of camera under 40 mW laser irradiation. (a) Imaging effect; (b) Grayscale value distribution
    Effect of active protection measures. (a) Shutter opening; (b) Shutter closing
    Fig. 10. Effect of active protection measures. (a) Shutter opening; (b) Shutter closing
    Condition of the camera under 20 mW laser irradiation with notch filter. (a) Imaging effect; (b) Grayscale value distribution
    Fig. 11. Condition of the camera under 20 mW laser irradiation with notch filter. (a) Imaging effect; (b) Grayscale value distribution
    Condition of the camera under 50 mW laser irradiation with notch filter. (a) Imaging effect; (b) Grayscale value distribution
    Fig. 12. Condition of the camera under 50 mW laser irradiation with notch filter. (a) Imaging effect; (b) Grayscale value distribution
    PropertyValue
    Out power/mW1-50
    Power stability<1% (2 h)
    Beam divergence/mrad<1
    M2 factor<1.2
    Beam diameter/mm1.2
    Operating temperature/℃10-35
    Expected lifetime/h10000
    Table 1. Performance of He-Ne laser
    PropertyValue
    Open time/ms10
    Close time/ms9
    Aperture/mm25.4
    Number of blades5
    External modulation input voltage/VDCLow: 0-0.8High: 2.0-5
    Max operating frequence/Hz30 min: 11-1310 min: 14-15
    Table 2. Specifications of mechanical shutter
    Lei LI, Zebin WANG, Qingyu MENG, Dong WANG, Haixin ZHANG, Meichen LIU. Design of active-passive protection system for space cameras against strong light interference[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2025, 54(2): 20240501
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