海湾战争中,美国和盟国部队把他们的生命押在光子学上。用于这场战争的大多数先进武器都依仗激光、红外和图象处理器件。从卫星侦察到装备夜视仪的部队样样都依靠光子学。依赖于这种技术的武器清单几乎无穷无尽。从为巡航导弹和其他武器绘制攻击目标路线的人造卫星和其他种类的遥感器开始,通过 In the Gulf War, the U.S. and allied forces held their lives in photonics. Most of the advanced weapons used in this war rely on laser, infrared and image processing devices. Everything from satellite reconnaissance to night-vision equipment depends on photonics. The list of weapons that depend on this technology is almost endless. From satellites and other types of remote sensors that target the cruise missiles and other weapons at the target of attack, by