Abstract: A laser alignment system for determining received pulse shape characteristics is provided. An exemplary laser alignment system may include a multi-channel optical detector including a plurality of light sensitive regions, each light sensitive region being associated with a respective one of a plurality of channels of the multi-channel optical detector and being configured to detect energy of an incident laser pulse. The system may include a signal processing unit configured to determine a plurality of data points associated with a detected laser pulse and determine whether the plurality of data points correspond to an expected laser pulse response of a designator laser. The signal processing unit may then perform other post-processing operations and in some embodiments may output an alignment command based at least in part on the plurality of data points associated with the laser pulse when the detected laser pulse corresponds to the expected laser pulse response.

Abstract: A system for detecting chemical warfare agents is disclosed. The system uses a detector paper that stains upon contact with liquid chemical agent droplets and spectrophotometry technology, in cooperation with a spectral filter wheel, and a processor, to analyze the stain and determine if the stain is created by a chemical warfare agent.