Abstract

An engineering technique has been developed to optimize the long-wavelength cutoff of the operating spectral band of mirror optoelectronic devices designed to detect point objects against the background of outer space. The proposed technique makes it possible to choose the optimal operating spectral band to minimize the mass and dimensions of the desired optical system. The negative influence caused by increasing the number of mirror optical components on the operating range of the optoelectronic device is shown.

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