Advances and new perspectives of optical systems and technologies for aerospace applications: a comprehensive review

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abstract

The aerospace industry is a very unforgiving field, where even the smallest error could have catastrophic consequences. To reduce the risk of disaster, multiple systems are put into place to provide accurate information for informed decision making. The field of optics has played a pivotal role in advancing space exploration and technology. From enabling precise observations of distant celestial objects to facilitating communication across vast interstellar distances, optics has become an indispensable tool in space science and supported by significant advances in the last few years, new and improved applications continue to arise. This review aims to explore the diverse applications of optical systems and technologies in the aerospace industry, highlighting recent developments regarding navigation, communications, process and structural health monitoring, as well as the monitorization of astronauts' health.

keywords

BRAGG GRATING SENSORS; COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; IMPACT LOCALIZATION; HEALTH; SPECTROSCOPY; COMPOSITES

subject category

Optics

authors

Oliveira, S; Nedoma, J; Martinek, R; Marques, C

our authors

foto Carlos Marques

Carlos Marques

Assistant Professor

Groups

G2 - Photonic, Electronic and Magnetic Materials

Projects

Associated Laboratory CICECO-Aveiro Institute of Materials (LA/P/0006/2020)

CICECO - Aveiro Institute of Materials (UIDB/50011/2020)

CICECO - Aveiro Institute of Materials (UIDP/50011/2020)

Collaboratory for Emerging Technologies, CoLab (EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES)

acknowledgements

This research was funded by National Funds through the Portuguese Science and Technology Foundation (FCT I.P.) under the scope of the project CICECO (LA/P/0006/2020, UIDB/50011/2020, UIDP/50011/2020) . The re-search was co-funded by the financial support of the European Union un-der the REFRESH - Research Excellence For Region Sustainability and High-tech Industries project number CZ.10.03.01/00/22_003/0000048 via the Operational Programme Just Transition. This work was also supported by the Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sports of the Czech Republic conducted by the VSB-Technical University of Ostrava, under grants no. SP2025/039 and SP2025/021.

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Publication Details

type
Journal Article
year
2025
journal
OPTO-ELECTRONIC ADVANCES
volume
8
article number
250036
publisher
CAS, INST OPTICS & ELECTRONICS, ED OFF OPTO-ELECTRONIC JOURNALS
issn
2096-4579
issue
8
digital object identifier
10.29026/oea.2025.250036
web of science article identifier
WOS:001558650900002

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