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SENSORS AND LASERS

  • # 6A.

    Systems, Equipment and Components

    • # 6A001.

      Acoustic systems, equipment and components, as follows:

      • # a.

        Marine acoustic systems, equipment and specially designed components therefor, as follows:

        • # 1.

          Active (transmitting or transmitting-and-receiving) systems, equipment and specially designed components therefor, as follows:

          • # a.

            Acoustic seabed survey equipment as follows:

        • # 2.

          Passive systems, equipment and specially designed components therefor, as follows:

          • # a.

            Hydrophones having any of the following:

          • # b.

            Towed acoustic hydrophone arrays having any of the following:

            • # 1.

              Hydrophone group spacing of less than 12.5 m or 'able to be modified' to have hydrophone group spacing of less than 12.5 m;

            • # 2.

              Designed or 'able to be modified' to operate at depths exceeding 35 m;

            • # 3.

              Heading sensors specified in 6A001.a.2.d.;

            • # 4.

              Longitudinally reinforced array hoses;

            • # 5.

              An assembled array of less than 40 mm in diameter;

            • # 6.

              Not used;

            • # 7.

              Hydrophone characteristics specified in 6A001.a.2.a.; or

            • # 8.

              Accelerometer-based hydro-acoustic sensors specified in 6A001.a.2.g.;

          • # c.

            Processing equipment, specially designed for towed acoustic hydrophone arrays, having "user-accessible programmability" and time or frequency domain processing and correlation, including spectral analysis, digital filtering and beamforming using Fast Fourier or other transforms or processes;

          • # d.

            Heading sensors having all of the following:

            • # 1.

              An "accuracy" of less (better) than 0.5°; and

            • # 2.

              Designed to operate at depths exceeding 35 m or having an adjustable or removable depth sensing device in order to operate at depths exceeding 35 m;

          • # e.

            Bottom or bay-cable hydrophone arrays, having any of the following:

            • # 1.

              Incorporating hydrophones specified in 6A001.a.2.a.;

            • # 2.

              Incorporating multiplexed hydrophone group signal modules having all of the following characteristics:

              • # a.

                Designed to operate at depths exceeding 35 m or having an adjustable or removable depth sensing device in order to operate at depths exceeding 35 m; and

              • # b.

                Capable of being operationally interchanged with towed acoustic hydrophone array modules; or

            • # 3.

              Incorporating accelerometer-based hydro-acoustic sensors specified in 6A001.a.2.g.;

          • # f.

            Processing equipment, specially designed for bottom or bay cable systems, having "user-accessible programmability" and time or frequency domain processing and correlation, including spectral analysis, digital filtering and beamforming using Fast Fourier or other transforms or processes;

          • # g.

            Accelerometer-based hydro-acoustic sensors having all of the following:

            • # 1.

              Composed of three accelerometers arranged along three distinct axes;

            • # 2.

              Having an overall 'acceleration sensitivity' greater (better) than 48 dB (reference 1 000 mV rms per 1g);

            • # 3.

              Designed to operate at depths greater than 35 meters; and

            • # 4.

              Operating frequency below 20 kHz.

      • # b.

        Correlation-velocity and Doppler-velocity sonar log equipment, designed to measure the horizontal speed of the equipment carrier relative to the sea bed, as follows:

        • # 1.

          Correlation-velocity sonar log equipment having any of the following characteristics:

          • # a.

            Designed to operate at distances between the carrier and the sea bed exceeding 500 m; or

          • # b.

            Having speed "accuracy" less (better) than 1% of speed;

        • # 2.

          Doppler-velocity sonar log equipment having speed "accuracy" less (better) than 1% of speed.

      • # c.

        Not used.

    • # 6A002.

      Optical sensors or equipment and components therefor, as follows:

      • # a.

        Optical detectors as follows:

        • # 1.

          "Space-qualified" solid-state detectors as follows:

          • # a.

            "Space-qualified" solid-state detectors having all of the following:

            • # 1.

              A peak response in the wavelength range exceeding 10 nm but not exceeding 300 nm; and

            • # 2.

              A response of less than 0.1% relative to the peak response at a wavelength exceeding 400 nm;

          • # b.

            "Space-qualified" solid-state detectors having all of the following:

            • # 1.

              A peak response in the wavelength range exceeding 900 nm but not exceeding 1 200 nm; and

            • # 2.

              A response "time constant" of 95 ns or less;

          • # c.

            "Space-qualified" solid-state detectors having a peak response in the wavelength range exceeding 1 200 nm but not exceeding 30 000 nm;

          • # d.

            "Space-qualified" "focal plane arrays" having more than 2 048 elements per array and having a peak response in the wavelength range exceeding 300 nm but not exceeding 900 nm.

        • # 2.

          Image intensifier tubes and specially designed components therefor, as follows:

          • # a.

            Image intensifier tubes having all of the following:

            • # 1.

              A peak response in the wavelength range exceeding 400 nm but not exceeding 1 050 nm;

            • # 2.

              Electron image amplification using any of the following:

              • # a.

                A microchannel plate with a hole pitch (centre-to-centre spacing) of 12 µm or less; or

              • # b.

                An electron sensing device with a non-binned pixel pitch of 500 µm or less, specially designed or modified to achieve 'charge multiplication' other than by a microchannel plate; and

            • # 3.

              Any of the following photocathodes:

              • # a.

                Multialkali photocathodes (e.g., S-20 and S-25) having a luminous sensitivity exceeding 350 µA/lm;

              • # b.

                GaAs or GaInAs photocathodes; or

              • # c.

                Other "III/V compound" semiconductor photocathodes having a maximum "radiant sensitivity" exceeding 10 mA/W;

          • # b.

            Image intensifier tubes having all of the following:

            • # 1.

              A peak response in the wavelength range exceeding 1 050 nm but not exceeding 1 800 nm;

            • # 2.

              Electron image amplification using any of the following:

              • # a.

                A microchannel plate with a hole pitch (centre-to-centre spacing) of 12 µm or less; or

              • # b.

                An electron sensing device with a non-binned pixel pitch of 500 µm or less, specially designed or modified to achieve "charge multiplication" other than by a microchannel plate; and

            • # 3.

              "III/V compound" semiconductor (e.g., GaAs or GaInAs) photocathodes and transferred electron photocathodes, having a maximum "radiant sensitivity" exceeding 15 mA/W;

          • # c.

            Specially designed components as follows:

            • # 1.

              Microchannel plates having a hole pitch (centre-to-centre spacing) of 12 µm or less;

            • # 2.

              An electron sensing device with a non-binned pixel pitch of 500 µm or less, specially designed or modified to achieve "charge multiplication" other than by a microchannel plate;

            • # 3.

              "III/V compound" semiconductor (e.g., GaAs or GaInAs) photocathodes and transferred electron photocathodes;

        • # 3.

          Non-"space-qualified" "focal plane arrays" as follows:

          • # a.

            Non-"space-qualified" "focal plane arrays" having all of the following:

            • # 1.

              Individual elements with a peak response within the wavelength range exceeding 900 nm but not exceeding 1 050 nm; and

            • # 2.

              Any of the following:

              • # a.

                A response "time constant" of less than 0.5 ns; or

              • # b.

                Specially designed or modified to achieve "charge multiplication" and having a maximum "radiant sensitivity" exceeding 10 mA/W;

          • # b.

            Non-"space-qualified" "focal plane arrays" having all of the following:

            • # 1.

              Individual elements with a peak response in the wavelength range exceeding 1 050 nm but not exceeding 1 200 nm; and

            • # 2.

              Any of the following:

              • # a.

                A response "time constant" of 95 ns or less; or

              • # b.

                Specially designed or modified to achieve "charge multiplication" and having a maximum "radiant sensitivity" exceeding 10 mA/W;

          • # c.

            Non-"space-qualified" non-linear (2-dimensional) "focal plane arrays" having individual elements with a peak response in the wavelength range exceeding 1 200 nm but not exceeding 30 000 nm;

          • # d.

            Non-"space-qualified" linear (1-dimensional) "focal plane arrays" having all of the following:

            • # 1.

              Individual elements with a peak response in the wavelength range exceeding 1 200 nm but not exceeding 3 000 nm; and

            • # 2.

              Any of the following:

              • # a.

                A ratio of 'scan direction' dimension of the detector element to the 'cross-scan direction' dimension of the detector element of less than 3.8; or

              • # b.

                Signal processing in the detector elements;

          • # e.

            Non-"space-qualified" linear (1-dimensional) "focal plane arrays" having individual elements with a peak response in the wavelength range exceeding 3 000 nm but not exceeding 30 000 nm;

          • # f.

            Non-"space-qualified" non-linear (2-dimensional) infrared "focal plane arrays" based on 'microbolometer' material having individual elements with an unfiltered response in the wavelength range equal to or exceeding 8 000 nm but not exceeding 14 000 nm;

          • # g.

            Non-"space-qualified" "focal plane arrays" having all of the following:

            • # 1.

              Individual detector elements with a peak response in the wavelength range exceeding 400 nm but not exceeding 900 nm;

            • # 2.

              Specially designed or modified to achieve "charge multiplication" and having a maximum "radiant sensitivity" exceeding 10 mA/W for wavelengths exceeding 760 nm; and

            • # 3.

              Greater than 32 elements;

      • # b.

        "Monospectral imaging sensors" and "multispectral imaging sensors", designed for remote sensing applications and having any of the following:

        • # 1.

          An Instantaneous Field Of View (IFOV) of less than 200 µrad (microradians); or

        • # 2.

          Specified for operation in the wavelength range exceeding 400 nm but not exceeding 30 000 nm and having all the following;

          • # a.

            Providing output imaging data in digital format; and

          • # b.

            Having any of the following characteristics:

            • # 1.

              "Space-qualified"; or

            • # 2.

              Designed for airborne operation, using other than silicon detectors, and having an IFOV of less than 2.5 mrad (milliradians);

      • # c.

        'Direct view' imaging equipment incorporating any of the following:

      • # d.

        Special support components for optical sensors, as follows:

        • # 1.

          "Space-qualified" cryocoolers;

        • # 2.

          Non-"space-qualified" cryocoolers having a cooling source temperature below 218 K (-55°C), as follows:

          • # a.

            Closed cycle type with a specified Mean-Time-To-Failure (MTTF) or Mean-Time-Between-Failures (MTBF), exceeding 2 500 hours;

          • # b.

            Joule-Thomson (JT) self-regulating minicoolers having bore (outside) diameters of less than 8 mm;

        • # 3.

          Optical sensing fibres specially fabricated either compositionally or structurally, or modified by coating, to be acoustically, thermally, inertially, electromagnetically or nuclear radiation sensitive;

      • # e.

        Not used.

      • # f.

        'Read-out integrated circuits' ('ROIC') specially designed for "focal plane arrays" specified in 6A002.a.3.

    • # 6A003.

      Cameras, systems or equipment, and components therefor, as follows:

      • # a.

        Instrumentation cameras and specially designed components therefor, as follows:

        • # 1.

          Not used;

        • # 2.

          Not used;

        • # 3.

          Electronic streak cameras having temporal resolution less (better) than 50 ns;

        • # 4.

          Electronic framing cameras having a speed exceeding 1 000 000 frames/s;

        • # 5.

          Electronic cameras having all of the following:

          • # a.

            An electronic shutter speed (gating capability) of less than 1 µs per full frame; and

          • # b.

            A read out time allowing a framing rate of more than 125 full frames per second;

        • # 6.

          Plug-ins having all of the following characteristics:

          • # a.

            Specially designed for instrumentation cameras which have modular structures and which are specified in 6A003.a.; and

          • # b.

            Enabling these cameras to meet the characteristics specified in 6A003.a.3., 6A003.a.4., or 6A003.a.5., according to the manufacturer's specifications;

      • # b.

        Imaging cameras as follows: display; detected field of view; in the camera for which it was intended; and mechanism that forces it to be permanently inoperable when removed from the camera for which it was intended.

        • # 1.

          Video cameras incorporating solid-state sensors, having a peak response in the wavelength range exceeding 10 nm but not exceeding 30 000 nm and having all of the following:

          • # a.

            Having any of the following:

            • # 1.

              More than 4 x 10 6 "active pixels" per solid-state array for monochrome (black and white) cameras;

            • # 2.

              More than 4 x 10 6 "active pixels" per solid-state array for colour cameras incorporating three solid-state arrays; or

            • # 3.

              More than 12 x 10 6 "active pixels" for solid-state array colour cameras incorporating one solid-state array; and

          • # b.

            Having any of the following:

            • # 1.

              Optical mirrors specified in 6A004.a.;

            • # 2.

              Optical control equipment specified in 6A004.d.; or

            • # 3.

              The capability for annotating internally generated 'camera tracking data';

        • # 2.

          Scanning cameras and scanning camera systems, having all of the following:

          • # a.

            A peak response in the wavelength range exceeding 10 nm but not exceeding 30 000 nm;

          • # b.

            Linear detector arrays with more than 8 192 elements per array; and

          • # c.

            Mechanical scanning in one direction;

        • # 3.

          Imaging cameras incorporating image intensifier tubes specified in 6A002.a.2.a. or 6A002.a.2.b.;

        • # 4.

          Imaging cameras incorporating "focal plane arrays" having any of the following:

        • # 5.

          Imaging cameras incorporating solid-state detectors specified in 6A002.a.1.

    • # 6A004.

      Optical equipment and components, as follows:

      • # a.

        Optical mirrors (reflectors) as follows: Technical Note 1 dynamically repositioned by the application of torques or forces to compensate for distortions in the optical waveform incident upon the mirror.

        • # 1.

          'Deformable mirrors' having an active optical aperture greater than 10 mm and having any of the following, and specially designed components therefor:

          • # a.

            Having all the following:

            • # 1.

              A mechanical resonant frequency of 750 Hz or more; and

            • # 2.

              More than 200 actuators; or

          • # b.

            A Laser Induced Damage Threshold (LIDT) being any of the following:

            • # 1.

              Greater than 1 kW/ cm2 using a "CW laser"; or

            • # 2.

              Greater than 2 J/ cm2 using 20 ns "laser" pulses at 20 Hz repetition rate;

        • # 2.

          Lightweight monolithic mirrors having an average "equivalent density" of less than 30 kg/m2 and a total mass exceeding 10 kg;

        • # 3.

          Lightweight "composite" or foam mirror structures having an average "equivalent density" of less than 30 kg/m2 and a total mass exceeding 2 kg;

        • # 4.

          Mirrors specially designed for beam steering mirror stages specified in 6A004.d.2.a. with a flatness of λ/10 or better (λ is equal to 633 nm) and having any of the following:

          • # a.

            Diameter or major axis length greater than or equal to 100 mm; or

          • # b.

            Having all of the following

            • # 1.

              Diameter or major axis length greater than 50 mm but less than 100 mm; and

            • # 2.

              A Laser Induced Damage Threshold (LIDT) being any of the following:

              • # a.

                Greater than 10 kW/ cm2 using a "CW laser"; or

              • # b.

                Greater than 20 J/ cm2 using 20 ns "laser" pulses at 20 Hz repetition rate;

      • # b.

        Optical components made from zinc selenide (ZnSe) or zinc sulphide (ZnS) with transmission in the wavelength range exceeding 3 000 nm but not exceeding 25 000 nm and having any of the following:

        • # 1.

          Exceeding 100 cm 3 in volume; or

        • # 2.

          Exceeding 80 mm in diameter or length of major axis and 20 mm in thickness (depth);

      • # c.

        "Space-qualified" components for optical systems, as follows:

        • # 1.

          Components lightweighted to less than 20% "equivalent density" compared with a solid blank of the same aperture and thickness;

        • # 2.

          Raw substrates, processed substrates having surface coatings (single-layer or multi-layer, metallic or dielectric, conducting, semiconducting or insulating) or having protective films;

        • # 3.

          Segments or assemblies of mirrors designed to be assembled in space into an optical system with a collecting aperture equivalent to or larger than a single optic 1 m in diameter;

        • # 4.

          Components manufactured from "composite" materials having a coefficient of linear thermal expansion, in any coordinate direction, equal to or less than 5 x 10-6/K;

      • # d.

        Optical control equipment as follows:

        • # 1.

          Equipment specially designed to maintain the surface figure or orientation of the "space-qualified" components specified in 6A004.c.1. or 6A004.c.3.;

        • # 2.

          Steering, tracking, stabilisation and resonator alignment equipment as follows:

          • # a.

            Beam steering mirror stages designed to carry mirrors having diameter or major axis length greater than 50 mm and having all of the following, and specially designed electronic control equipment therefor:

            • # 1.

              A maximum angular travel of ±26 mrad or more;

            • # 2.

              A mechanical resonant frequency of 500 Hz or more; and

            • # 3.

              An angular "accuracy" of 10 μrad (microradians) or less (better);

          • # b.

            Resonator alignment equipment having bandwidths equal to or more than 100 Hz and an "accuracy" of 10 μrad or less (better);

        • # 3.

          Gimbals having all of the following:

          • # a.

            A maximum slew exceeding 5°;

          • # b.

            A bandwidth of 100 Hz or more;

          • # c.

            Angular pointing errors of 200 µrad (microradians) or less; and

          • # d.

            Having any of the following:

            • # 1.

              Exceeding 0.15 m but not exceeding 1 m in diameter or major axis length and capable of angular accelerations exceeding 2 rad (radians)/s2; or

            • # 2.

              Exceeding 1 m in diameter or major axis length and capable of angular accelerations exceeding 0.5 rad (radians)/s2;

        • # 4.

          Not used;

      • # e.

        'Aspheric optical elements' having all of the following:

        • # 1.

          Largest dimension of the optical-aperture greater than 400 mm;

        • # 2.

          Surface roughness less than 1 nm (rms) for sampling lengths equal to or greater than 1 mm; and

        • # 3.

          Coefficient of linear thermal expansion's absolute magnitude less than 3x10-6/K at 25°C.

      • # f.

        Dynamic wavefront measuring equipment having all of the following:

        • # 1.

          'Frame rates' equal to or more than 1 kHz; and

        • # 2.

          A wavefront accuracy equal to or less (better) than λ/20 at the designed wavelength.

    • # 6A005.

      "Lasers", other than those specified in 0B001.g.5. or 0B001.h.6., components and optical equipment, as follows:

    • # 6A006.

      "Magnetometers", "magnetic gradiometers", "intrinsic magnetic gradiometers", underwater electric field sensors, "compensation systems", and specially designed components therefor, as follows:

      • # a.

        "Magnetometers" and subsystems as follows:

        • # 1.

          "Magnetometers" using "superconductive" (SQUID) "technology" and having any of the following:

          • # a.

            SQUID systems designed for stationary operation, without specially designed subsystems designed to reduce in-motion noise, and having a 'sensitivity' equal to or less (better) than 50 fT (rms) per square root Hz at a frequency of 1 Hz; or

          • # b.

            SQUID systems having an in-motion-magnetometer 'sensitivity' less (better) than 20 pT (rms) per square root Hz at a frequency of 1 Hz and specially designed to reduce in-motion noise;

        • # 2.

          "Magnetometers" using optically pumped or nuclear precession (proton/Overhauser) "technology" having a 'sensitivity' less (better) than 20 pT (rms) per square root Hz at a frequency of 1 Hz;

        • # 3.

          "Magnetometers" using fluxgate "technology" having a 'sensitivity' equal to or less (better) than 10 pT (rms) per square root Hz at a frequency of 1 Hz;

        • # 4.

          Induction coil "magnetometers" having a 'sensitivity' less (better) than any of the following:

          • # a.

            0.05 nT (rms) per square root Hz at frequencies of less than 1 Hz;

          • # b.

            1 x 10-3 nT (rms) per square root Hz at frequencies of 1 Hz or more but not exceeding 10 Hz; or

          • # c.

            1 x 10-4 nT (rms) per square root Hz at frequencies exceeding 10 Hz;

        • # 5.

          Fibre optic "magnetometers" having a 'sensitivity' less (better) than 1 nT (rms) per square root Hz;

      • # b.

        Underwater electric field sensors having a 'sensitivity' less (better) than 8 nanovolt per metre per square root Hz when measured at 1 Hz;

      • # c.

        "Magnetic gradiometers" as follows:

        • # 1.

          "Magnetic gradiometers" using multiple "magnetometers" specified in 6A006.a.;

        • # 2.

          Fibre optic "intrinsic magnetic gradiometers" having a magnetic gradient field 'sensitivity' less (better) than 0.3 nT/m rms per square root Hz;

        • # 3.

          "Intrinsic magnetic gradiometers", using "technology" other than fibre-optic "technology", having a magnetic gradient field 'sensitivity' less (better) than 0.015 nT/m rms per square root Hz;

      • # d.

        "Compensation systems" for magnetic or underwater electric field sensors resulting in a performance equal to or better than the specified parameters of 6A006.a., 6A006.b. or 6A006.c.;

      • # e.

        Underwater electromagnetic receivers incorporating magnetic field sensors specified in 6A006.a. or underwater electric field sensors specified in 6A006.b.

    • # 6A007.

      Gravity meters (gravimeters) and gravity gradiometers, as follows:

      • # a.

        Gravity meters designed or modified for ground use and having a static "accuracy" of less (better) than 10 µGal;

      • # b.

        Gravity meters designed for mobile platforms and having all of the following:

        • # 1.

          A static "accuracy" of less (better) than 0.7 mGal; and

        • # 2.

          An in-service (operational) "accuracy" of less (better) than 0.7 mGal having a "time-to-steady-state registration" of less than 2 minutes under any combination of attendant corrective compensations and motional influences;

      • # c.

        Gravity gradiometers.

    • # 6A008.

      Radar systems, equipment and assemblies, having any of the following, and specially designed components therefor:

      • # a.

        Operating at frequencies from 40 GHz to 230 GHz and having any of the following:

        • # 1.

          An average output power exceeding 100 mW; or

        • # 2.

          Locating "accuracy" of 1 m or less (better) in range and 0.2 degree or less (better) in azimuth;

      • # b.

        A tunable bandwidth exceeding ± 6.25% of the 'centre operating frequency';

      • # c.

        Capable of operating simultaneously on more than two carrier frequencies;

      • # d.

        Capable of operating in synthetic aperture (SAR), inverse synthetic aperture (ISAR) radar mode, or sidelooking airborne (SLAR) radar mode;

      • # e.

        Incorporating electronically scanned array antennae;

      • # f.

        Capable of heightfinding non-cooperative targets;

      • # g.

        Specially designed for airborne (balloon or airframe mounted) operation and having Doppler "signal processing" for the detection of moving targets;

      • # h.

        Employing processing of radar signals and using any of the following:

        • # 1.

          "Radar spread spectrum" techniques; or

        • # 2.

          'Radar frequency agility' techniques;

      • # i.

        Providing ground-based operation with a maximum 'instrumented range' exceeding 185 km;

      • # j.

        Being "laser" radar or Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) equipment and having any of the following:

        • # 1.

          "Space-qualified";

        • # 2.

          Employing coherent heterodyne or homodyne detection techniques and having an angular resolution of less (better) than 20 µrad (microradians); or

        • # 3.

          Designed for carrying out airborne bathymetric littoral surveys to International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) Order 1a Standard (5th Edition February 2008) for Hydrographic Surveys or better, and using one or more "lasers" with a wavelength exceeding 400 nm but not exceeding 600 nm;

      • # k.

        Having "signal processing" sub-systems using "pulse compression" and having any of the following:

        • # 1.

          A "pulse compression" ratio exceeding 150; or

        • # 2.

          A compressed pulse width of less than 200 ns; or

      • # l.

        Having data processing sub-systems and having any of the following:

        • # 1.

          'Automatic target tracking' providing, at any antenna rotation, the predicted target position beyond the time of the next antenna beam passage; or

        • # 2.

          Not used;

        • # 3.

          Not used;

        • # 4.

          Configured to provide superposition and correlation, or fusion, of target data within six seconds from two or more 'geographically dispersed' radar sensors to improve the aggregate performance beyond that of any single sensor specified in 6A008.f. or 6A008.i.

    • # 6A102.

      Radiation hardened 'detectors', other than those specified in 6A002, specially designed or modified for protecting against nuclear effects (e.g. electromagnetic pulse (EMP), X-rays, combined blast and thermal effects) and usable for "missiles", designed or rated to withstand radiation levels which meet or exceed a total irradiation dose of 5 x 105 rads (silicon).

    • # 6A107.

      Gravity meters (gravimeters) and components for gravity meters and gravity gradiometers, as follows:

      • # a.

        Gravity meters, other than those specified in 6A007.b, designed or modified for airborne or marine use, and having a static or operational accuracy equal to or less (better) than 0.7 milligal (mgal), and having a "time-to-steady-state registration" of two minutes or less;

      • # b.

        Specially designed components for gravity meters specified in 6A007.b or 6A107.a. and gravity gradiometers specified in 6A007.c.

    • # 6A108.

      Radar systems, tracking systems and radomes, other than those specified in entry 6A008, as follows:

      • # a.

        Radar and laser radar systems designed or modified for use in space launch vehicles specified in 9A004 or sounding rockets specified in 9A104;

      • # b.

        Precision tracking systems, usable for 'missiles', as follows:

        • # 1.

          Tracking systems which use a code translator in conjunction with either surface or airborne references or navigation satellite systems to provide real-time measurements of in-flight position and velocity;

        • # 2.

          Range instrumentation radars including associated optical/infrared trackers with all of the following capabilities:

          • # a.

            Angular resolution better than 1.5 milliradians;

          • # b.

            Range of 30 km or greater with a range resolution better than 10 m rms; and

          • # c.

            Velocity resolution better than 3 m/s;

      • # c.

        Radomes designed to withstand a combined thermal shock greater than 4.184 x 106 J/m2 accompanied by a peak over pressure of greater than 50 kPa, and usable in "missiles" for protecting against nuclear effects (e.g. electromagnetic pulse (EMP), X-rays, combined blast and thermal effects).

    • # 6A202.

      Photomultiplier tubes having both of the following characteristics:

      • # a.

        Photocathode area of greater than 20 cm2; and

      • # b.

        Anode pulse rise time of less than 1 ns.

    • # 6A203.

      Cameras and components, other than those specified in 6A003, as follows:

      • # a.

        Streak cameras, and specially designed components therefor, as follows:

        • # 1.

          Streak cameras with writing speeds greater than 0.5 mm/μs;

        • # 2.

          Electronic streak cameras capable of 50 ns or less time resolution;

        • # 3.

          Streak tubes for cameras specified in 6A203.a.2.;

        • # 4.

          Plug-ins specially designed for use with streak cameras which have modular structures and that enable the performance specifications in 6A203.a.1. or 6A203.a.2.;

        • # 5.

          Synchronizing electronics units, rotor assemblies consisting of turbines, mirrors and bearings specially designed for cameras specified in 6A203.a.1.;

      • # b.

        Framing cameras, and specially designed components therefor, as follows:

        • # 1.

          Framing cameras with recording rates greater than 225 000 frames per second;

        • # 2.

          Framing cameras capable of 50 ns or less frame exposure time;

        • # 3.

          Framing tubes and solid-state imaging devices having a fast image gating (shutter) time of 50 ns or less specially designed for cameras specified in 6A203.b.1 or 6A203.b.2.;

        • # 4.

          Plug-ins specially designed for use with framing cameras which have modular structures and that enable the performance specifications in 6A203.b.1 or 6A203.b.2.;

        • # 5.

          Synchronizing electronics units, rotor assemblies consisting of turbines, mirrors and bearings specially designed for cameras specified in 6A203.b.1 or 6A203.b.2.;

      • # c.

        Solid state or electron tube cameras, and specially designed components therefor, as follows:

        • # 1.

          Solid-state cameras or electron tube cameras with a fast image gating (shutter) time of 50 ns or less;

        • # 2.

          Solid-state imaging devices and image intensifiers tubes having a fast image gating (shutter) time of 50 ns or less specially designed for cameras specified in 6A203.c.1.;

        • # 3.

          Electro-optical shuttering devices (Kerr or Pockels cells) with a fast image gating (shutter) time of 50 ns or less;

        • # 4.

          Plug-ins specially designed for use with cameras which have modular structures and that enable the performance specifications in 6A203.c.1.

      • # d.

        Radiation-hardened TV cameras, or lenses therefor, specially designed or rated as radiation hardened to withstand a total radiation dose greater than 50 x 103 Gy(silicon) (5 x 106 rad (silicon)) without operational degradation.

    • # 6A205.

      "Lasers", "laser" amplifiers and oscillators, other than those specified in 0B001.g.5., 0B001.h.6. and 6A005, as follows:

      • # a.

        Argon ion "lasers" having both of the following characteristics:

        • # 1.

          Operating at wavelengths between 400 nm and 515 nm; and

        • # 2.

          An average output power greater than 40 W;

      • # b.

        Tunable pulsed single-mode dye laser oscillators having all of the following characteristics:

        • # 1.

          Operating at wavelengths between 300 nm and 800 nm;

        • # 2.

          An average output power greater than 1 W;

        • # 3.

          A repetition rate greater than 1 kHz; and

        • # 4.

          Pulse width less than 100 ns;

      • # c.

        Tunable pulsed dye laser amplifiers and oscillators, having all of the following characteristics:

        • # 1.

          Operating at wavelengths between 300 nm and 800 nm;

        • # 2.

          An average output power greater than 30 W;

        • # 3.

          A repetition rate greater than 1 kHz; and

        • # 4.

          Pulse width less than 100 ns;

      • # d.

        Pulsed carbon dioxide (CO2) "lasers" having all of the following characteristics:

        • # 1.

          Operating at wavelengths between 9 000 nm and 11 000 nm;

        • # 2.

          A repetition rate greater than 250 Hz;

        • # 3.

          An "average output power" greater than 500 W; and

        • # 4.

          Pulse width of less than 200 ns;

      • # e.

        Para-hydrogen Raman shifters designed to operate at 16 µm output wavelength and at a repetition rate greater than 250 Hz;

      • # f.

        Neodymium-doped (other than glass) “lasers” with an output wavelength between 1 000 and 1 100 nm having either of the following:

        • # 1.

          Pulse-excited and Q-switched with a pulse duration equal to or more than 1 ns, and having either of the following:

          • # a.

            A single-transverse mode output with an average output power greater than 40W; or

          • # b.

            A multiple-transverse mode output having an average power greater than 50 W; or

        • # 2.

          Incorporating frequency doubling to give an output wavelength between 500 and 550 nm with an average output power of more than 40 W;

      • # g.

        Pulsed carbon monoxide (CO) "lasers", other than those specified in 6A005.d.2., having all of the following:

        • # 1.

          Operating at wavelengths between 5 000 and 6 000 nm;

        • # 2.

          A repetition rate greater than 250 Hz;

        • # 3.

          An average output power greater than 200 W; and

        • # 4.

          Pulse width of less than 200 ns.

    • # 6A225.

      Velocity interferometers for measuring velocities exceeding 1 km/s during time intervals of less than 10 microseconds.

    • # 6A226.

      Pressure sensors, as follows:

      • # a.

        Shock pressure gauges capable of measuring pressures greater than 10 GPa, including gauges made with manganin, ytterbium, and polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) / polyvinyl difluoride (PVF2);

      • # b.

        Quartz pressure transducers for pressures greater than 10 GPa.

  • # 6B.

    Test, Inspection and Production Equipment

    • # 6B002.

      Masks and reticles, specially designed for optical sensors specified in 6A002.a.1.b. or 6A002.a.1.d.

    • # 6B004.

      Optical equipment as follows:

      • # a.

        Equipment for measuring absolute reflectance to an "accuracy" of equal to or less (better) than 0.1% of the reflectance value;

      • # b.

        Equipment other than optical surface scattering measurement equipment, having an unobscured aperture of more than 10 cm, specially designed for the non-contact optical measurement of a non-planar optical surface figure (profile) to an "accuracy" of 2 nm or less (better) against the required profile.

    • # 6B007.

      Equipment to produce, align and calibrate land-based gravity meters with a static "accuracy" of less (better) than 0.1 mGal.

    • # 6B008.

      Pulse radar cross-section measurement systems having transmit pulse widths

    • # 6B108.

      Systems, other than those specified in 6B008, specially designed for radar cross section measurement usable for 'missiles' and their subsystems.

  • # 6C.

    Materials

    • # 6C002.

      Optical sensor materials as follows:

      • # a.

        Elemental tellurium (Te) of purity levels of 99.9995% or more;

      • # b.

        Single crystals (including epitaxial wafers) of any of the following:

        • # 1.

          Cadmium zinc telluride (CdZnTe), with zinc content of less than 6% by 'mole fraction';

        • # 2.

          Cadmium telluride (CdTe) of any purity level; or

        • # 3.

          Mercury cadmium telluride (HgCdTe) of any purity level.

    • # 6C004.

      Optical materials as follows:

      • # a.

        Zinc selenide (ZnSe) and zinc sulphide (ZnS) "substrate blanks", produced by the chemical vapour deposition process and having any of the following:

        • # 1.

          A volume greater than 100 cm 3; or

        • # 2.

          A diameter greater than 80 mm and a thickness of 20 mm or more;

      • # b.

        Electro-optic materials and non-linear optical materials, as follows:

        • # 1.

          Potassium titanyl arsenate (KTA) (CAS 59400-80-5);

        • # 2.

          Silver gallium selenide (AgGaSe2, also known as AGSE) (CAS 12002-67-4);

        • # 3.

          Thallium arsenic selenide (Tl3AsSe3, also known as TAS) (CAS 16142-89-5);

        • # 4.

          Zinc germanium phosphide (ZnGeP2, also known as ZGP, zinc germanium biphosphide or zinc germanium diphosphide);

        • # 5.

          Gallium selenide (GaSe) (CAS 12024-11-2);

      • # c.

        Non-linear optical materials, other than those specified in 6C004.b., having any of the following:

        • # 1.

          Having all of the following:

          • # a.

            Dynamic (also known as non-stationary) third order non-linear susceptibility (χ(3), chi 3) of 10-6 m2/V2 or more; and

          • # b.

            Response time of less than 1 ms; or

        • # 2.

          Second order non-linear susceptibility (χ(2), chi 2) of 3.3×10-11 m/V or more;

      • # d.

        "Substrate blanks" of silicon carbide or beryllium beryllium (Be/Be) deposited materials, exceeding 300 mm in diameter or major axis length;

      • # e.

        Glass, including fused silica, phosphate glass, fluorophosphate glass, zirconium fluoride (ZrF4) (CAS 7783-64-4) and hafnium fluoride (HfF4) (CAS 13709-52-9) and having all of the following:

        • # 1.

          A hydroxyl ion (OH-) concentration of less than 5 ppm;

        • # 2.

          Integrated metallic purity levels of less than 1 ppm; and

        • # 3.

          High homogeneity (index of refraction variance) less than 5 x 10-6;

      • # f.

        Synthetically produced diamond material with an absorption of less than 10-5 cm -1 for wavelengths exceeding 200 nm but not exceeding 14 000 nm.

    • # 6C005.

      "Laser" materials as follows:

      • # a.

        Synthetic crystalline "laser" host material in unfinished form as follows:

        • # 1.

          Titanium doped sapphire;

        • # 2.

          Not used.

      • # b.

        Rare-earth-metal doped double-clad fibres having any of the following:

        • # 1.

          Nominal "laser" wavelength of 975 nm to 1 150 nm and having all of the following:

          • # a.

            Average core diameter equal to or greater than 25 µm; and

          • # b.

            Core 'Numerical Aperture' ('NA') less than 0.065; or

        • # 2.

          Nominal "laser" wavelength exceeding 1 530 nm and having all of the following:

          • # a.

            Average core diameter equal to or greater than 20 µm; and

          • # b.

            Core 'Numerical Aperture' ('NA') less than 0.1.

  • # 6D.

    • # 6D001.

      "Software" specially designed for the "development" or "production" of equipment specified in 6A004, 6A005, 6A008 or 6B008.

    • # 6D002.

      "Software" specially designed for the "use" of equipment specified in 6A002.b., 6A008 or 6B008.

    • # 6D003.

      Other "software" as follows: time processing" of acoustic data for passive reception using towed hydrophone arrays; passive reception using towed hydrophone arrays; processing" of acoustic data for passive reception using bottom or bay cable systems; reception using bottom or bay cable systems; specified in 6A001.a.1.e.; and divers or swimmers;

      • # b.

        Not used;

      • # c.

        "Software" designed or modified for cameras incorporating "focal plane arrays" specified in 6A002.a.3.f. and designed or modified to remove a frame rate restriction and allow the camera to exceed the frame rate specified in 6A003.b.4. Note 3.a.;

      • # d.

        "Software" specially designed to maintain the alignment and phasing of segmented mirror systems consisting of mirror segments having a diameter or major axis length equal to or larger than 1 m;

      • # e.

        Not used;

      • # f.

        "Software" as follows:

        • # 1.

          "Software" specially designed for magnetic and electric field "compensation systems" for magnetic sensors designed to operate on mobile platforms;

        • # 2.

          "Software" specially designed for magnetic and electric field anomaly detection on mobile platforms;

        • # 3.

          "Software" specially designed for "real-time processing" of electromagnetic data using underwater electromagnetic receivers specified in 6A006.e.;

        • # 4.

          "Source code" for "real-time processing" of electromagnetic data using underwater electromagnetic receivers specified in 6A006.e;

      • # g.

        "Software" specially designed to correct motional influences of gravity meters or gravity gradiometers;

      • # h.

        "Software" as follows:

        • # 1.

          Air Traffic Control (ATC) "software" designed to be hosted on general purpose computers located at Air Traffic Control centres and capable of accepting radar target data from more than four primary radars;

        • # 2.

          "Software" for the design or "production" of radomes having all of the following:

          • # a.

            Specially designed to protect the electronically scanned array antennae specified in 6A008.e.; and

          • # b.

            Resulting in an antenna pattern having an 'average side lobe level' more than 40 dB below the peak of the main beam level.

    • # 6D102.

      "Software" specially designed or modified for the "use" of goods specified in 6A108.

    • # 6D103.

      "Software" which processes post-flight, recorded data, enabling determination of vehicle position throughout its flight path, specially designed or modified for 'missiles'.

    • # 6D203.

      "Software" specially designed to enhance or release the performance of cameras or imaging devices to meet the characteristics of 6A203.a. to 6A203.c.

  • # 6E.

    Technology

    • # 6E001.

      "Technology" according to the General Technology Note for the "development" of equipment, materials or "software" specified in 6A, 6B, 6C or 6D.

    • # 6E002.

      "Technology" according to the General Technology Note for the "production" of equipment or materials specified in 6A, 6B or 6C.

    • # 6E003.

      Other "technology" as follows:

      • # a.

        "Technology" as follows:

        • # 1.

          "Technology" "required" for the coating and treatment of optical surfaces to achieve an 'optical thickness' uniformity of 99.5% or better for optical coatings 500 mm or more in diameter or major axis length and with a total loss (absorption and scatter) of less than 5 x 10-3;

        • # 2.

          "Technology" for the fabrication of optics using single point diamond turning techniques to produce surface finish "accuracies" of less (better) than 10 nm rms on non-planar surfaces exceeding 0.5 m2;

      • # b.

        "Technology" "required" for the "development", "production" or "use" of specially designed diagnostic instruments or targets in test facilities for "SHPL" testing or testing or evaluation of materials irradiated by "SHPL" beams;

    • # 6E101.

      "Technology" according to the General Technology Note for the "use" of equipment or "software" specified in 6A002, 6A007.b. and c., 6A008, 6A102, 6A107, 6A108, 6B108, 6D102 or 6D103.

    • # 6E201.

      "Technology" according to the General Technology Note for the "use" of equipment specified in 6A003, 6A005.a.2., 6A005.b.2., 6A005.b.3., 6A005.b.4., 6A005.b.6., 6A005.c.2., 6A005.d.3.c., 6A005.d.4.c., 6A202, 6A203, 6A205, 6A225 or 6A226.

    • # 6E203.

      "Technology", in the form of codes or keys, to enhance or release the performance of cameras or imaging devices to meet the characteristics of 6A203.a. to 6A203.c.