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CATEGORY 6 — SENSORS AND LASERS

6 A - Equipment, assemblies and components

6A001 - Acoustic systems, equipment and components, as follows:

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

systems, active equipment (transmitters or transmitters and receivers) and their specially designed components, as follows:

Note:

Paragraph 6A001.a.1. does not control control equipment as follows:

a.	echo sounders operating vertically below the device, not having a scanning function of more than ± 20° and limited to measuring the depth of water, the distance of submerged or buried objects or the detection of schools of fish;

acoustic beacons, as follows:

1.	acoustic distress beacons;

2.	underwater pulse transmitters (pingers) specially designed to find or return to an underwater position.

seabed acoustic observation equipment, as follows:

surface observation equipment designed for the preparation of topographic maps of the seabed and having all of the following characteristics:

a.	designed to take measurements at an angle greater than 20° from the vertical angle;

b.	designed to measure seabed topography at depths of more than 600 meters below the water surface;

c.	'probing resolution' less than 2; And

'enhancement' of depth accuracy by compensation for all of the following characteristics:

1.	movement of the acoustic sensor;

2.	back and forth propagation in the water between sensor and seabed; And

3.	speed of sound at the sensor;

Technical notes:

1.	'survey resolution' is the corridor width (in degrees) divided by the maximum number of surveys per corridor;

2.	'reinforcement' includes the ability to compensate by external means.

Underwater observation equipment designed for the preparation of topographic maps of the seabed and having one of the following characteristics:

Technical note:

The nominal pressure of the acoustic sensor determines the nominal depth of equipment specified in 6A001.a.1.a.2.

having all of the following characteristics:

1.	designed or modified to operate at depths greater than 300 m; And

whose 'sounding rate' exceeds 3,800 m/s or ;

Technical note:

The 'probing rate' is the product of the maximum speed (in m/s) at which the sensor can operate and the maximum number of polls per lane assuming 100% coverage. For systems that produce soundings in two directions (3D sonars), the maximum 'sounding rate' in each direction should be used.

observation equipment, not specified in 6A001.a.1.a.2.a., having all of the following characteristics:

1.	designed or modified to operate at depths exceeding 100 m;

2.	designed to take measurements at an angle greater than 20° from the vertical angle;

having one of the following characteristics:

a.	operating frequency less than 350 kHz; Or

b.	designed to measure seabed topography at a distance of more than 200 m from the acoustic sensor; And

'improved' depth accuracy by compensating all of the following parameters:

a.	movement of the acoustic sensor;

b.	back and forth propagation in the water between sensor and seabed; And

c.	speed of sound at the sensor;

side scan sonars (SBL) or synthetic aperture sonars (SOS), designed for seabed imaging and having all of the following characteristics, and their specially designed transmission and reception acoustic arrays:

a.	designed or modified to operate at depths greater than 500 m;

b.	whose 'coverage area rate' exceeds 570 m 2 /s while operating at the maximum possible rate at a 'longitudinal resolution' of less than 15 cm; And

c.	a 'transverse resolution' of less than 15 cm.

Technical notes:

1.	the 'coverage area rate' (in m 2 /s) is twice the product of the sonar range (in m) and the maximum speed (in m/s) at which the sensor can operate at that rate ;

2.	'Longitudinal resolution' corresponds, for SBL only, to the product of the azimuth (horizontal) beamwidth (in degrees), the sonar range and 0.873;

3.	the 'transverse resolution' (in cm) corresponds to 75 divided by the spectrum width of the signal (in kHz).

transmission and reception systems or matrices, designed for the detection or localization of objects, and having any of the following characteristics:

1.	transmission frequency less than 10 kHz;

2.	sound pressure greater than 224 dB (reference 1 μΡa at 1 m) for equipment operating in the band between 10 and 24 kHz inclusive;

3.	sound pressure greater than 235 dB (reference 1 μΡa at 1 m) for equipment operating in the band between 24 and 30 kHz;

4.	forming beams of less than 1° on any axis and operating on frequencies below 100 kHz;

5.	designed to measure object distances with a range greater than 5,120 m; Or

designed to withstand, in normal operation, the pressure of depths greater than 1,000 m, and comprising transducers:

a.	with dynamic pressure compensation; Or

b.	using a material other than lead zirconate titanate in their transduction elements;

acoustic projectors, including transducers comprising piezoelectric, magnetostrictive, electrostrictive, electrodynamic or hydraulic elements operating separately or in a specified combination, and having any of the following characteristics:

Note 1:

The status of acoustic projectors, including transducers, specially designed for other equipment not specified in 6A001 is determined by the status of that equipment.

Note 2:

Paragraph 6A001.a.1.c. does not cover electronic sources with exclusively vertical sound direction, nor mechanical noise sources (for example, pneumatic cannons or steam cannons) nor chemical noise sources (for example, explosives).

Note 3:

Piezoelectric elements specified in 6A001.a.1.c. include those from single crystals of lead-magnesium-niobate/lead-titanate (Pb(Mg 1/3 Nb 2/3 )O 3 -PbTiO 3 , or PMN-PT) created from solid solution or crystals unique lead-indium-niobate/lead-magnesium niobate/lead-titanate (Pb(In 1/2 Nb 1/2 )O 3 –Pb(Mg 1/3 Nb 2/3 )O 3 –PbTiO 3 , or PIN-PMN-PT) created from a solid solution.

operating on frequencies below 10 kHz and having any of the following characteristics:

a.	not designed to operate continuously at 100% of their duty cycle and having a radiated 'free field source level' (SL RMS ) greater than (10log(f) + 169.77) dB (reference 1 μPa at 1 m), f being the frequency in hertz of the maximum response to voltage emission below 10 kHz; Or

designed to operate continuously at 100% of their duty cycle and having a continuous radiated 'free field source level' (SL RMS ) at 100% of the duty cycle greater than (10log(f) + 159, 77) dB (reference 1 μPa at 1 m), f being the frequency in hertz of the maximum response to voltage emission below 10 kHz; Or

Technical note:

The 'free field source level (SL RMS )' is defined along the maximum response axes and in the far field of the acoustic projector. It can be calculated from the voltage emission response using the following equation: SL RMS = (TVR + 20log V RMS ) dB (ref 1 μPa at 1 m), where SL RMS is the source level, TVR the voltage response to the emission and V RMS the projector control voltage.

Not used;

3.	with sidelobe suppression greater than 22 dB;

acoustic systems and equipment for determining the position of surface or underwater vehicles having all of the following characteristics as well as components specially designed for this purpose:

1.	detection range over 1000m; And

2.	determined positioning error of less than 10 m RMS (root mean square value) measured at a range of 1000 m;

Note:

Paragraph 6A001.a.1.d. understand:

a.	equipment that uses coherent “signal processing” between two or more beacons and the hydrophone unit carried by the surface or underwater craft;

b.	equipment that is capable of performing automatic correction of sound speed propagation errors for the calculation of a point.

individual active sonars, specially designed or modified to automatically detect, locate and classify swimmers and divers, having all of the following characteristics, and their specially designed acoustic transmission and reception matrices:

1.	detection range over 530m;

2.	determined positioning error of less than 15 m RMS (root mean square value) measured at a range of 530 m; And

3.	bandwidth for signal transmission greater than 3 kHz;

NB:	For diver detection systems specially designed or modified for military use, see War Materiel List.

Note:

For 6A001.a.1.e, which addresses multiple detection ranges for various environments, the widest detection range is used.

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

hydrophones having any of the following characteristics:

Note:

The control status of hydrophones specially designed for other equipment is determined by the control status of the latter.

Technical note:

Hydrophones are composed of one or more sensing elements producing a single channel of acoustic output. Those that contain multiple elements may be called hydrophone groups.

1.	comprising continuous flexible sensitive elements;

2.	comprising flexible assemblies of discrete sensitive elements having a diameter or length of less than 20 mm and a spacing between elements of less than 20 mm;

comprising one of the following sensitive elements:

a.	optical fiber;

b.	'piezoelectric polymer films' other than polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) and its copolymers P(VDF-TrFE) and P(VDF-TFE);

c.	'soft piezoelectric composites';

d.	lead-magnesium-niobate/lead-titanate piezoelectric single crystals, i.e. Pb(Mg 1/3 Nb 2/3 )O 3 -PbTiO 3 , or PMN-PT, created from a solid solution; Or

e.	lead-indium-niobate/lead-magnesium niobate/lead-titanate piezoelectric single crystals, i.e., Pb(In 1/2 Nb 1/2 )O 3 –Pb(Mg 1/3 Nb 2/ 3 )O 3 –PbTiO 3 , or PIN-PMN-PT, created from a solid solution;

4.	'hydrophone sensitivity' better than -180 dB at any depth without acceleration compensation;

5.	designed to operate at depths exceeding 35 m with acceleration compensation; Or

6.	designed to operate at depths of more than 1,000 m;

Technical notes:

1.	The sensitive elements of a 'piezoelectric polymer film' consist of a polarized polymer film which is stretched over a support or a coil (mandrel) and attached thereto.

2.	The sensitive elements of 'soft piezoelectric composites' consist of particles or fibers of piezoelectric ceramics associated with an electrically insulating and acoustically transparent rubber, polymer or epoxy compound, in which the compound is an integral part of the sensitive elements.

The 'hydrophone sensitivity' is 20 times the logarithm to base 10 of the ratio of the effective output voltage to a reference of 1 V, when the hydrophone sensor without a preamplifier is placed in an acoustic wave field planes having an effective pressure of 1 μPa. For example, a hydrophone with a sensitivity of –160 dB (1 V per μPa reference) will give an output voltage of 10 – 8 V in this field, while a hydrophone with a sensitivity of -180 dB will only produce an output voltage of 10 – 9 V. Thus, a sensitivity of – 160 dB is better than a sensitivity of – 180 dB.

towed acoustic hydrophone batteries having any of the following characteristics:

Technical note:

Hydrophone batteries consist of multiple hydrophones providing multiple acoustic output channels.

1.	spacing between hydrophone groups of less than 12.5 m or 'may be modified' to have spacing between hydrophone groups of less than 12.5 m;

designed or 'capable of being modified' to operate at depths of more than 35 m;

Technical note:

The words 'may be modified' in 6A001.a.2.b.1. and 6A001.a.2.b.2. mean that there are ways to modify wiring or interconnections to change the spacing of a hydrophone group or operating depth limits. spare wiring representing more than 10% of the number of cables, hydrophone group spacing adjustment blocks or internal depth limiting devices that are adjustable or that control more than one hydrophone group.

3.	heading sensors specified in 6A001.a.2.d.;

4.	longitudinally reinforced battery jackets;

5.	diameter of the assembled battery less than 40 mm;

Not used;

7.	hydrophone characteristics specified in 6A001.a.2.a.; Or

8.	hydrophone sensors with accelerometer specified in 6A001.a.2.g.;

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

heading sensors having all of the following characteristics:

1.	a “precision” better than 0.5; And

2.	designed to operate at depths greater than 35 m or having a depth sensing device capable of being adjusted or exchanged to operate at depths greater than 35 m;

bottom-mounted or suspended underwater hydrophone batteries having any of the following characteristics:

1.	incorporating hydrophones specified in 6A001.a.2.a.;

comprising multiplexed hydrophone group signals having all of the following characteristics:

a.	designed to operate at depths greater than 35 m or having a depth sensing device capable of being adjusted or exchanged to operate at depths greater than 35 m; And

b.	capable of being replaced during operation by batteries of towed acoustic hydrophones; Or

3.	incorporating hydrophone sensors with accelerometer specified in 6A001.a.2.g.;

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

hydrophone sensors with accelerometer having all of the following characteristics:

1.	comprising three accelerometers arranged along three distinct axes;

2.	having a general 'acceleration sensitivity' greater than 48 dB (reference of 1000 mV RMS per 1 g);

3.	designed to operate at depths greater than 35 meters; And

4.	having an operating frequency less than 20 kHz.

Note:

Paragraph 6A001.a.2.g. does not apply to particle velocity sensors or geophones.

Technical notes:

1.	Hydrophone sensors with accelerometer are also known as hydroacoustic sensors.

2.	The 'acceleration sensitivity' is 20 times the logarithm to base 10 of the ratio of the effective output voltage to a 1 V reference, when the hydrophone sensor without a preamplifier is placed in a plane wave acoustic field having an effective pressure of 1 g (9.81 m/s 2 ).

Note:

Paragraph 6A001.a.2 also covers receiving equipment, whether or not connected, in normal operation, to separate active equipment, and its specially designed components.

sonar acquisition equipment processing speed by correlation or Doppler effect, designed for determining the horizontal speed of the equipment carrier relative to the bottom, as follows:

sonar acquisition equipment processing speed by correlation having one of the following characteristics:

a.	designed to operate at distances greater than 500 m between the equipment carrier and the seabed; Or

b.	having a speed “accuracy” better than 1%;

2.	sonar acquisition equipment processing speed by Doppler effect having a speed “accuracy” better than 1%;

Note 1:

Paragraph 6A001.b. does not apply to limited echo sounders:

a.	measuring water depth;

b.	measuring the distance of submerged or buried objects; Or

c.	to detect schools of fish.

Note 2:

Paragraph 6A001.b. does not control control equipment specially designed for installation on surface ships.

Not used.

6A002 - Optical sensors or their equipment and components, as follows:

NB:	SEE ALSO 6A102.

optical detectors, as follows:

“space qualified” semiconductor detectors, as follows:

Note:

For purposes of 6A002.a.1, semiconductor detectors include “focal plane arrays”.

“space qualified” semiconductor detectors having all of the following characteristics:

1.	peak response in the wavelength range greater than 10 nm but not greater than 300 nm; And

2.	response of less than 0.1% of the peak response for wavelengths greater than 400 nm;

“space qualified” semiconductor detectors having all of the following characteristics:

1.	peak response in the wavelength range greater than 900 nm but not greater than 1200 nm; And

2.	response “time constant” of 95 ns or less;

c.	“space qualified” semiconductor detectors having a peak response in the wavelength range greater than 1,200 nm but not greater than 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;

image intensifier tubes and their specially designed components, as follows:

Note:

Paragraph 6A002.a.2. does not control imageless photoelectron multiplier tubes having an electron detection device in the vacuum of space, limited only to any of the following:

a.	a single metal anode; Or

b.	metal anodes with center-to-center spacing greater than 500 μm.

Technical note:

'Charge multiplication' is a form of electronic image amplification and is defined as the generation of charge carriers following a process of electron gain by impact ionization. 'Charge multiplication' sensors can take the form of an image intensifier tube, a solid-state detector or a 'focal plane array'.

image intensifier tubes having all of the following:

1.	peak response in the wavelength range greater than 400 nm but not greater than 1050 nm;

electronic image amplification employing any of the following:

a.	a microchannel plate having a hole spacing (center-to-center spacing) of 12 μm or less; Or

b.	an electron detection device with a non-square pixel pitch of 500 μm or less, specially designed or modified to achieve 'charge multiplication' other than by a microchannel plate; And

one of the following photocathodes:

a.	multialkaline photocathodes (for example S-20 and S-25) having a light sensitivity exceeding 350 μΑ/lm;

b.	gallium arsenide (GaAs) or gallium-indium arsenide (GaInAs) photocathodes; Or

c.	other “III-V compound” semiconductor photocathodes having a maximum “radiant energy sensitivity” greater than 10 mA/W;

image intensifier tubes having all of the following:

1.	peak response in the wavelength range exceeding 1050 nm but not exceeding 1800 nm;

electronic image amplification employing any of the following:

a.	a microchannel plate having a hole spacing (center-to-center spacing) of 12 μm or less; Or

b.	an electron detection device with a non-square 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 photocathodes (e.g., GaAs or GaInAs) and transferred electron photocathodes having a maximum “radiant energy sensitivity” greater than 15 mA/W;

specially designed components, as follows:

1.	microchannel plates having a hole spacing (center-to-center spacing) of 12 μm or less;

2.	an electron detection device with a non-square pixel pitch of 500 μm or less, specially designed or modified to achieve 'charge multiplication' other than by a microchannel plate;

“III-V compound” semiconductor photocathodes (e.g., GaAs or GaInAs) and transferred electron photocathodes;

Note:

Paragraph 6A002.a.2.c.3. does not control compound semiconductor photocathodes designed to achieve maximum “radiant energy sensitivity”:

a.	10 mA/W or less at the peak response in the wavelength range exceeding 400 nm, but not exceeding 1050 nm; Or

b.	of 15 mA/W or less at the peak response in the wavelength range exceeding 1050 nm, but not exceeding 1800 nm.

“focal plane arrays” not “space qualified”, as follows:

NB:	Non-“space-qualified” “microbolometer” “focal plane arrays” are only specified in 6A002.a.3.f.

Technical note:

Groups of linear or mosaic multiple element detectors are called “focal plane arrays”.

Note 1:

Paragraph 6A002.a.3. includes photoconductive networks and photovoltaic networks.

Note 2:

Paragraph 6A002.a.3. do not aim:

a.	multi-element encapsulated photoconductor cells (not more than 16 elements) using either lead sulfide or lead selenide;

pyroelectric detectors, using one of the following materials:

1.	triglycine sulfate and variants;

2.	zirconium-lanthanum-lead titanate and variants;

3.	lithium tantalate;

4.	polyvinylidene fluoride and variants; Or

5.	strontium-barium niobate and variants;

'focal plane arrays' specially designed or modified to achieve 'charge multiplication' and limited by design to a maximum 'radiant energy sensitivity' of 10 mA/W or less for wavelengths over 760 nm, having all of the following characteristics:

1.	having a response limit mechanism designed not to be deleted or modified; And

one of the following characteristics:

a.	the response limit mechanism is integrated with or combined with the detector element; Or

b.	The “focal plane array” only works if the response limit mechanism is in place.

Technical note:

A response limiting mechanism built into the detector element is designed not to be removed or modified without rendering the detector inoperable.

d.	thermopile networks comprising fewer than 5,130 elements.

Technical note:

“Non-space-qualified” “focal plane arrays” having all of the following characteristics:

1.	individual elements whose peak response is in the wavelength range greater than 900 nm but not greater than 1050 nm; And

one of the following characteristics:

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 energy sensitivity' of more than 10 mA/W;

“Non-space-qualified” “focal plane arrays” having all of the following characteristics:

1.	individual elements whose peak response is in the wavelength range greater than 1050 nm but not greater than 1200 nm; And

one of the following characteristics:

a.	response “time constant” of 95 ns or less; Or

b.	specially designed or modified to achieve 'charge multiplication' and having a maximum 'radiant energy sensitivity' of more than 10 mA/W;

non-linear (two-dimensional) non-“space-qualified” “focal plane arrays” comprising individual elements whose peak response is in the wavelength range greater than 1 200 nm but not greater than 30 000nm;

NB:	Non-“space-qualified” “microbolometer” “focal plane arrays” based on silicon or other material are only controlled by 6A002.a.3.f.

Non-“space-qualified” linear (one-dimensional) “focal plane arrays” having all of the following characteristics:

1.	individual elements whose peak response is in the wavelength range greater than 1200 nm but not greater than 3000 nm; And

one of the following characteristics:

a.	a ratio between the 'scanning direction' dimension of the detector element and the 'transverse scanning direction' dimension of the detector element less than 3.8; Or

b.	signal processing in the sensor elements;

Note:

Paragraph 6A002.a.3.d. does not control “focal plane arrays” (not exceeding 32 elements) comprising detector elements limited only to germanium.

Technical note:

For the purposes of 6A002.a.3.d., 'scan direction across' is defined as the axis parallel to the linear array of the detector elements and 'scan direction' is defined as the axis perpendicular to the linear array of detector elements.

e.	Non-“space-qualified” linear (one-dimensional) “focal plane arrays” having individual elements whose peak response is in the wavelength range greater than 3 000 nm but not greater than 30 000 nm;

non-linear (two-dimensional) infrared “focal plane arrays” not “space qualified” based on a “microbolometer” material comprising individual elements whose unfiltered response is in the length range d wave equal to or greater than 8,000 nm but not greater than 14,000 nm;

Technical note:

For the purposes of 6A002.a.3.f., 'microbolometer' means a thermal imaging sensor which, due to a change in temperature in the sensor due to the absorption of infrared rays, is used to generate any usable signal.

“Non-space-qualified” “focal plane arrays” having all of the following characteristics:

1.	individual elements whose peak response is in the wavelength range greater than 400 nm but not greater than 900 nm;

2.	specially designed or modified to achieve 'charge multiplication' and having a maximum 'radiant energy sensitivity' of more than 10 mA/W for wavelengths exceeding 760 nm; And

3.	containing more than 32 elements;

'monospectral imaging sensors' and 'multispectral imaging sensors', designed for remote sensing purposes, and having any of the following characteristics:

1.	instantaneous field of view less than 200 μrad (microradians); Or

intended to operate in the wavelength range greater than 400 nm but not greater than 30 000 nm and having all of the following characteristics:

a.	providing imaging data output in digital format; And

having one of the following characteristics:

1.	“qualified for space use”; Or

2.	designed for onboard aeronautical use and using detectors other than silicon and having an instantaneous field of view of less than 2.5 mrad (milliradians);

Note:

Paragraph 6A002.b.1. does not control "monospectral imaging sensors" whose peak response is in the wavelength range greater than 300 nm but not greater than 900 nm and which include only one of the detectors not "qualified for space use” or “focal plane arrays” not “qualified for space use” following:

1.	charge-coupled devices (CCDs) not designed or modified to achieve 'charge multiplication'; Or

2.	Complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) devices not designed or modified to achieve 'charge multiplication'.

'direct vision' imaging equipment comprising any of the following:

1.	image intensifier tubes specified in 6A002.a.2.a. or paragraph 6A002.a.2.b.;

2.	“focal plane arrays” specified in 6A002.a.3; Or

3.	solid-state detectors specified in 6A002.a.1.;

Technical note:

The term 'live view' refers to imaging equipment which presents a visible image to a human observer without converting it into an electronic signal for display on a television screen and which cannot record or store the image by photographic means , electronic or other.

Note:

Paragraph 6A002.c. does not control the following equipment, when it contains photocathodes other than gallium arsenide (AsGa) or gallium-indium arsenide (AsInGa):

a.	systems used to detect unwanted presences and to sound the alarm in industrial or civil premises, systems for controlling or counting traffic or movements in industry;

b.	medical equipment;

c.	industrial equipment used for examining, sorting or analyzing the properties of materials;

d.	flame detectors for industrial ovens;

e.	equipment specially designed for laboratory use.

special components for optical sensors, as follows:

1.	“space-qualified” cryogenic cooling systems;

non-“space-qualified” cryogenic cooling systems having a cooling source temperature below 218 K (–55 °C), as follows:

a.	closed cycle and having a specified value of (observed) mean time to failure (MTTF) or mean time between failure (MTBF) exceeding 2,500 hours;

b.	self-regulating Joule-Thomson mini-coolers with outer bore diameters less than 8 mm;

3.	optical sensing fibers specially manufactured in their composition or structure, or modified by coating, so as to be sensitive to acoustic, thermal, inertial, electromagnetic or nuclear radiation effects;

Note:

Paragraph 6A002.d.3. does not control optical detection fibers specially designed for detection purposes during drilling.

Not used.

6A003 - Cameras, systems or equipment and their components, as follows:

NB:	SEE ALSO 6A203

Instrument cameras and specially designed components therefor, as follows:

Note:

Instrumentation cameras specified in 6A003.a.3. to 6A003.a.5. and equipped with modular structures must be rated at their maximum capacity using existing expansion modules according to the specifications provided by the device manufacturer.

high-speed cameras using any film format, from 8mm to 16mm inclusive, in which the film advances continuously throughout the recording period, and which are capable of recording at frame rates of over 13,150 frames per second;

Note:

Paragraph 6A003.a.1. does not cover cameras intended for civilian purposes.

high-speed mechanical cameras in which the film does not move and which are capable of recording at speeds of more than 1 million frames per second for the full framing height of 35 mm film or at proportionally higher speeds for lower framing heights or at proportionally lower speeds for higher framing heights;

scanning cameras, mechanical or electronic, as follows:

a.	mechanical scanning cameras having a recording speed of more than 10 mm/ms;

b.	electronic scanning cameras having a temporal resolution better than 50 ns;

4.	full-frame electronic cameras having a speed of more than 1 million frames per second;

electronic cameras having the following two characteristics:

a.	electronic shutter speed (beam blanking capability) less than 1 μs per full frame; And

b.	playback time allowing a frame rate of over 125 full frames per second;

expansion modules having all of the following characteristics:

a.	specially designed for modular structure instrumentation cameras that are specified in 6A003.a.; And

b.	allowing these devices to meet the characteristics referred to in paragraphs 6A003.a.3., 6A003.a.4. or 6A003.a.5., according to specifications provided by the manufacturer;

imaging cameras, as follows:

Note:

Paragraph 6A003.b. does not control television cameras and video cameras specially designed for use in television broadcasting.

video cameras containing solid-state sensors, the peak response of which is in the wavelength range greater than 10 nm but not greater than 30 000 nm having all of the following characteristics:

having one of the following characteristics:

1.	more than 4 × 10 6 “active pixels” per sensitive matrix for monochrome (black and white) cameras;

2.	more than 4 × 10 6 “active pixels” per sensitive matrix for color cameras with three sensitive surface elements; Or

3.	more than 12 × 10 6 “active pixels” for color cameras with a sensitive surface element; And

having one of the following characteristics:

1.	optical mirrors specified in 6A004.a.;

2.	optical mirror equipment specified in 6A004.d.; Or

3.	ability to annotate internally generated 'camera tracking data';

Technical note:

1.	For purposes of this paragraph, digital video cameras shall be rated based on the maximum number of "active pixels" used for capturing moving images.

For the purposes of this subsection, 'camera tracking data' means the information necessary to define the orientation of the camera's line of sight relative to the Earth. This includes: 1) the horizontal angle of the camera's line of sight relative to the direction of the Earth's magnetic field; 2) the vertical angle between the camera's line of sight and the Earth's horizon.

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

a.	having a peak response in the wavelength range greater than 10 nm, but not greater than 30,000 nm;

b.	linear detector arrays of more than 8,192 elements per array; And

c.	mechanical scanning in one direction;

Note:

6A003.b.2 does not control scanning cameras and scanning camera systems specially designed for any of the following uses:

a.	industrial or civil photocopiers;

b.	scanners specially designed for civil, stationary, short-distance applications (e.g. reproduction of images or characters appearing in documents, works of art or photographs); Or

c.	medical equipment.

3.	cameras using image intensifiers specified in 6A002.a.2.a. or paragraph 6A002.a.2.b.;

imaging cameras comprising “focal plane arrays” having any of the following characteristics:

a.	comprising “focal plane arrays” specified in 6A002.a.3.a. to 6.A002.a.3.e.;

b.	comprising “focal plane arrays” specified in 6A002.a.3.f.; Or

c.	comprising “focal plane arrays” specified in 6A002.a.3.g.;

Note 1:

Imaging cameras specified in 6A003.b.4. include "focal plane arrays" combined with sufficient "signal processing" electronics, in addition to the readout integrated circuit, to allow at a minimum the output of an analog or digital signal once the device is powered on.

Note 2:

Paragraph 6A003.b.4.a. does not apply to monitoring cameras comprising linear “focal plane arrays” of 12 elements or less, not using time delay and integration within the element, designed for one of the following uses:

a.	systems used to detect unwanted presences and to sound the alarm in industrial or civil premises, systems for controlling or counting traffic or movements in industry;

b.	industrial equipment used for inspection or control of heat flows in construction, equipment and industrial processes;

c.	industrial equipment used for examining, sorting or analyzing the properties of materials;

d.	equipment specially designed for laboratory use; Or

e.	medical equipment.

Note 3:

Paragraph 6A003.b.4.b. does not control imaging cameras having any of the following characteristics:

a.	a maximum cadence equal to or less than 9 Hz;

having all of the following characteristics:

1.	having a minimum horizontal or vertical 'instantaneous field of view' (IFOV) of at least 10 mrad/pixel (milliradians/pixel);

2.	incorporating a fixed focal length lens not designed to be removed;

3.	not incorporating a “direct vision” display; And

having one of the following characteristics:

a.	no possibility of obtaining a viewable image of the detected field of view; Or

b.	designed for a single type of application and not to be modifiable by the user; Or

specially designed for installation in a civil land vehicle intended for the transport of passengers, as follows:

1.	the installation and configuration of the camera in the vehicle serves only to assist the driver in using the vehicle safely;

the camera can only work when installed in one of the following equipment:

a.	the civil land vehicle of less than 4,500 kg (gross vehicle weight) intended for the transport of passengers for which it was intended; Or

b.	an authorized and specially designed maintenance test facility; And

3.	an active mechanism prevents the camera from operating when removed from the vehicle for which it was intended.

Technical notes:

The 'instantaneous field of view (IFOV)' referred to in note 3.b. of 6A003.b.4. is the lower number of the 'horizontal IFOV' or the 'vertical IFOV'.

'Horizontal IFOV': horizontal field of view (FOV)/number of horizontal detector elements.

'Vertical FOV': vertical field of view (FOV)/number of vertical detector elements.

2.	The 'direct vision' referred to in note 3.b. of 6A003.b.4. refers to an imaging camera operating in the infrared spectrum that presents a visible image to a human observer using a microdisplay near the eye incorporating some light shielding mechanism.

Note 4:

Paragraph 6A003.b.4.c. does not control imaging cameras having any of the following characteristics:

having all of the following characteristics:

where the camera is specifically designed for installation as an integrated component in indoor and wall-mounted systems or equipment, limited by design to a single type of application, as follows:

a.	monitoring of industrial processes, quality control, or analysis of material properties;

b.	laboratory equipment specially intended for scientific research;

c.	medical equipment;

d.	financial fraud detection equipment; And

can only work when installed in one of the following equipment:

a.	the system(s) or equipment for which it was intended; Or

b.	an authorized and specially designed maintenance test facility; And

3.	an active mechanism prevents the camera from operating when removed from the system(s) or equipment for which it was intended;

when the camera is specially designed for installation in a civil land vehicle intended for the transport of passengers or on passenger and vehicle ferries, as follows:

1.	the installation and configuration of the camera in the vehicle or ferry is solely to assist the driver or operator in using the vehicle or ferry safely;

the camera can only work when installed in one of the following equipment:

a.	the civil land vehicle of less than 4,500 kg (gross vehicle weight) intended for the transport of passengers for which it was intended;

b.	the passenger and vehicle ferry with an overall length of at least 65 m for which it was intended; Or

c.	an authorized and specially designed maintenance test facility; And

3.	incorporates an active mechanism that prevents the camera from operating when removed from the vehicle for which it was intended;

the camera is limited by design to a maximum “radiant energy sensitivity” of 10 mA/W or less for wavelengths exceeding 760 nm, and has all of the following characteristics:

1.	has a response limit mechanism designed not to be deleted or modified;

2.	incorporates an active mechanism that prevents the camera from operating when the response limit mechanism is removed; And

3.	has not been specially designed or modified for underwater use; Or

the camera has all of the following features:

1.	does not incorporate a 'live view' display or electronic images;

2.	no possibility of producing a viewable image of the detected field of view;

3.	the “focal plane array” only works when installed in the camera for which it was intended; And

4.	The “focal plane array” incorporates an active mechanism that prevents it from functioning permanently when removed from the camera for which it was intended.

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

6A004 - Optical equipment and components, as follows:

optical mirrors (reflectors), as follows:

Technical note:

For the purposes of 6A004.a., the laser damage threshold is measured in accordance with ISO 21254-1:2011.

NB:	For optical mirrors specially designed for lithography equipment, see paragraph 3B001.

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

having all of the following characteristics:

1.	a mechanical resonance frequency equal to or greater than 750 Hz; And

2.	more than 200 actuators; Or

one of the following laser damage thresholds:

1.	greater than 1 kW/cm 2 if a “continuous wave laser” is used; Or

2.	greater than 2 J/cm 2 if “laser” pulses of 20 ns are used at a repetition frequency of 20 Hz;

lightweight monolithic mirrors, with an average “equivalent surface mass” of less than 30 kg/m 2 and a total weight of more than 10 kg;

Note:

Paragraph 6A004.a.2. does not control mirrors designed specifically to direct solar radiation in terrestrial installations using heliostats.

lightweight “composite” or cellular mirror structures, with an average “equivalent surface mass” of less than 30 kg/m 2 and a total weight greater than 2 kg;

Note:

Paragraph 6A004.a.3. does not control mirrors designed specifically to direct solar radiation in terrestrial installations using heliostats.

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

a.	diameter (or length of main axis) greater than or equal to 100 mm; Or

having all of the following characteristics:

1.	diameter (or length of main axis) greater than 50 mm but less than 100 mm; And

one of the following laser damage thresholds:

a.	greater than 10 kW/cm 2 if a “continuous wave laser” is used; Or

b.	greater than 20 J/cm 2 if “laser” pulses of 20 ns are used at a repetition frequency of 20 Hz;

optical components composed of zinc selenide (ZnSe) or zinc sulfide (ZnS) transmitting in the wavelength range greater than 3 000 nm but not greater than 25 000 nm, and having any of the following characteristics:

1.	volume greater than 100 cm 3 ; Or

2.	diameter (or length of main axis) greater than 80 mm and thickness (depth) greater than 20 mm;

“space-qualified” components for optical systems, as follows:

1.	components lightened to less than 20% “equivalent surface mass” compared to a solid blank of the same opening and thickness;

2.	raw substrates, substrates having a surface coating (monolayer or multilayer, metallic or dielectric, conductive, semiconductor, or insulating), or comprising protective films;

3.	segments or assemblies of mirrors designed to be assembled in space into an optical system having a collecting aperture equivalent to or greater than that of a single optic of 1 meter in diameter;

4.	components made from “composite” materials having a coefficient of linear thermal expansion equal to or less than 5 × 10 – 6 in any coordinate direction;

control equipment for optics, as follows:

1.	Equipment specially designed to preserve the face curvature or orientation of “space-qualified” components specified in 6A004.c.1. or 6A004.c.3.;

equipment for orientation, tracking, stabilization or alignment of the resonator, as follows:

beam steering mirror mounts designed for mirrors having a diameter (or principal axis length) greater than 50 mm and having all of the following characteristics, together with specially designed electronic control equipment therefor:

1.	a maximum angular displacement equal to or greater than ± 26 mrad;

2.	a mechanical resonance frequency equal to or greater than 500 Hz; And

3.	an angular “accuracy” equal to or less (better) than 10 μrad (microradians);

b.	resonator alignment equipment having bandwidths equal to or greater than 100 Hz and “accuracy” equal to or less (better) than 10 μrad;

gimbals having all of the following characteristics:

a.	a maximum travel greater than 5°;

b.	a bandwidth equal to or greater than 100 Hz;

c.	angular pointing errors equal to or less than 200 μrad (microradians); And

having one of the following characteristics:

1.	having a principal axis or diameter exceeding 0.15 m but not exceeding 1 m and capable of angular accelerations of more than 2 rad (radians)/s 2 ; Or

2.	having a main axis or a diameter greater than 1 m and capable of angular accelerations of more than 0.5 rad (radians)/s 2 ;

Not used.

'aspherical optical elements' having all of the following characteristics:

1.	largest dimension of optical aperture greater than 400 mm;

2.	surface roughness less than 1 nm (root mean square value) for sample lengths equal to or greater than 1 mm; And

3.	absolute magnitude of the coefficient of linear thermal expansion less than 3 × 10 – 6 /K at 25 °C.

Technical notes:

1.	An 'aspherical optical element' is any element used in an optical system whose image surface(s) are designed to deviate from the shape of an ideal sphere.

2.	Manufacturers are not required to measure the surface roughness specified in 6A004.e.2. unless the optical element was designed or produced to meet, or exceed, the control parameter.

Note

Paragraph 6A004.e. does not control 'aspherical optical elements' having any of the following characteristics:

a.	largest optical aperture dimension less than 1 m and a focal length/aperture ratio equal to or greater than 4.5:1;

b.	largest optical aperture dimension equal to or greater than 1 m and a focal length/aperture ratio equal to or greater than 7:1;

c.	designed as Fresnel, multi-lens, strip, prism or diffractive optical elements;

d.	manufactured with borosilicate glass having a coefficient of linear thermal expansion greater than 2.5 × 10 – 6 /K at 25 °C; Or

e.	X-ray optical element having internal mirror characteristics (e.g. tube mirrors).

NB	For 'aspherical optical elements' specially designed for lithography equipment, see paragraph 3B001.

6A005 - “Lasers” other than those specified in 0B001.g.5. or 0B001.h.6., optical components and equipment, as follows:

NB:	SEE ALSO 6A205.

Note 1:

Pulsed “lasers” include those that operate in continuous waves with superimposed pulses.

Note 2:

Excimer, solid-state, chemical, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and non-repeating pulsed neodymium glass “lasers” are controlled only in 6A005.d.

Technical note:

By “non-repetitive pulsed” lasers we mean “lasers” which produce a single output pulse or whose time interval between two pulses is greater than one minute.

Note 3:

Paragraph 6A005 includes fiber “lasers”.

Note 4:

The status of "lasers" using frequency conversion (i.e. changing wavelength) other than by pumping one "laser" by another "laser" is determined by the application control parameters both at the source “laser” output and at the optical output after frequency conversion.

Note 5:

6A005 does not control “lasers” as follows:

a.	Ruby “lasers” having an output energy of less than 20 J;

b.	nitrogen lasers;

c.	krypton lasers.

Technical note:

For the purposes of 6A005, 'tap efficiency' is defined as the ratio of the output power of the 'laser' (or 'average output power') to the total electrical input power required to operate the 'laser'. ”, including power supply/conditioning and thermal conditioning/heat exchanger.

Non-'tunable 'continued wave' (CW) lasers, having any of the following sets of characteristics:

1.	output wavelength less than 150nm and output power more than 1W;

output wavelength of 150 nm or more but not more than 510 nm and output power more than 30 W;

Note:

Paragraph 6A005.a.2. does not control argon “lasers” having an output power equal to or less than 50 W.

output wavelength greater than 510 nm but not greater than 540 nm and one of the following:

a.	transverse single-mode output and output power greater than 50W; Or

b.	transverse multi-mode output and output power above 150W;

4.	output wavelength greater than 540 nm but not greater than 800 nm and output power greater than 30 W;

output wavelength greater than 800 nm but not greater than 975 nm and one of the following:

a.	transverse single-mode output and output power greater than 50W; Or

b.	transverse multi-mode output and output power above 80W;

output wavelength greater than 975 nm but not greater than 1150 nm and having any of the following:

a.	transverse single-mode output and output power above 200W; Or

transverse multimode output and one of the following characteristics:

1.	'tap efficiency' greater than 18% and output power greater than 500 W; Or

2.	output power above 2 kW;

Note 1:

Paragraph 6A005.a.6.b. does not cover industrial transverse multimode “lasers” having an output power greater than 2 kW and not greater than 6 kW and a total mass greater than 1,200 kg. For the purposes of this note, the total mass includes all components necessary for the operation of the "laser", e.g. the "laser", power supply, heat exchanger, but excludes external optics for beam conditioning and/or its delivery.

Note 2:

Paragraph 6A005.a.6.b. does not control industrial transverse multimode “lasers” having any of the following characteristics:

an output power greater than 500 W but less than 1 kW, and having one of the following characteristics:

1.	produces beam parameters (BPP) greater than 0.7 mm mrad; And

2.	'brightness' greater than 1024 W/(mm · mrad) 2 ;

b.	an output power greater than 1 kW but less than 1.6 kW, and whose BPP is greater than 1.25 mm · mrad;

c.	an output power greater than 1.6 kW but less than 2.5 kW, and whose BPP is greater than 1.7 mm · mrad;

d.	an output power greater than 2.5 kW but less than 3.3 kW, and whose BPP is greater than 2.5 mm · mrad;

e.	an output power greater than 3.3 kW but less than 4 kW, and whose BPP is greater than 3.5 mm · mrad;

f.	an output power greater than 4 kW but less than 5 kW, and whose BPP is greater than 5 mm · mrad;

g.	an output power greater than 5 kW but less than 6 kW, and whose BPP is greater than 7.2 mm · mrad;

h.	an output power greater than 6 kW but less than 8 kW, and whose BPP is greater than 12 mm · mrad; Or

i.	an output power greater than 8 kW but less than 10 kW, and whose BPP is greater than 24 mm · mrad.

Technical note:

For the purposes of 6A005.a.6.b., Note 2.a., 'brightness' means the output power of the 'laser' divided by the beam parameter product (BPP) squared, i.e. i.e., (output power)/BPP 2 .

output wavelength greater than 1150 nm but not greater than 1555 nm and one of the following:

a.	transverse single-mode output and output power greater than 50W; Or

b.	transverse single-mode output and output power above 80W; Or

8.	output wavelength above 1555nm and output power above 1W;

Non-'tunable' 'pulsed lasers' having any of the following sets of characteristics:

output wavelength less than 150 nm and one of the following:

a.	output energy greater than 50 mJ per pulse and “peak power” greater than 1 W; Or

b.	“average output power” greater than 1W;

output wavelength of 150 nm or more, but not more than 510 nm and one of the following:

a.	output energy greater than 1.5 J per pulse and “peak power” greater than 30 W; Or

“average output power” greater than 30W;

Note:

Paragraph 6A005.b.2.b. does not control argon “lasers” having an “average output power” equal to or less than 50 W.

output wavelength greater than 510 nm but not greater than 540 nm and one of the following sets of characteristics:

transverse single-mode output and one of the following characteristics:

1.	output energy greater than 1.5 J per pulse and “peak power” greater than 50 W; Or

2.	“average output power” greater than 50W; Or

transverse multimode output and one of the following characteristics:

1.	output energy greater than 1.5 J per pulse and “peak power” greater than 150 W; Or

2.	“average output power” greater than 150W;

output wavelength greater than 540 nm but not greater than 800 nm and one of the following:

“Pulse duration” less than 1 ps and having any of the following characteristics:

1.	output energy greater than 0,005 J per pulse and “peak power” greater than 5 GW; Or

2.	“average output power” greater than 20W; Or

“Pulse duration” equal to or greater than 1 ps and having any of the following characteristics:

1.	output energy greater than 1.5 J per pulse and “peak power” greater than 30 W; Or

2.	“average output power” greater than 30W;

output wavelength greater than 800 nm but not greater than 975 nm and having any of the following sets of characteristics:

“Pulse duration” less than 1 ps and having any of the following characteristics:

1.	output energy greater than 0,005 J per pulse and “peak power” greater than 5 GW; Or

2.	transverse single-mode output and “average output power” greater than 20W;

“Pulse duration” equal to or greater than 1 ps but not exceeding 1 μs and having any of the following characteristics:

1.	output energy greater than 0.5 J per pulse and “peak power” greater than 50 W;

2.	transverse single-mode output and “average output power” greater than 20W; Or

3.	transverse multi-mode output and “average output power” above 50W; Or

“Pulse duration” greater than 1 μs and having any of the following characteristics:

1.	output energy greater than 2 J per pulse and “peak power” greater than 50 W;

2.	transverse single-mode output and “average output power” greater than 50W; Or

3.	transverse multi-mode output and “average output power” above 80W;

output wavelength greater than 975 nm but not greater than 1150 nm and having any of the following sets of characteristics:

“Pulse duration” not exceeding 1 ps and having any of the following characteristics:

1.	Output “peak power” greater than 2 GW per pulse;

2.	“average output power” greater than 30W; Or

3.	output energy greater than 0.002 J per pulse;

“Pulse duration” equal to or greater than 1 ps but less than 1 ns, and having any of the following characteristics:

1.	Output “peak power” greater than 5 GW per pulse;

2.	“average output power” greater than 50W; Or

3.	output energy greater than 0.1 J per pulse;

“Pulse duration” equal to or greater than 1 ns but not exceeding 1 μs and having any of the following characteristics:

transverse single-mode output and one of the following characteristics:

a.	“peak power” greater than 100 MW;

b.	“average output power” greater than 20 W limited by design to a maximum pulse repetition frequency of less than or equal to 1 kHz;

c.	'tap efficiency' greater than 12% and 'average output power' greater than 100 W and capable of operating at a pulse repetition frequency greater than 1 kHz;

d.	“average output power” greater than 150 W and capable of operating at a pulse repetition frequency greater than 1 kHz; Or

e.	output energy greater than 2 J per pulse; Or

transverse multimode output and one of the following characteristics:

a.	“peak power” greater than 400 MW;

b.	'tap efficiency' greater than 18% and 'average output power' greater than 500 W;

c.	“average output power” greater than 2 kW; Or

d.	output energy greater than 4 J per pulse; Or

“pulse duration” exceeding 1 μs and any of the following:

transverse single-mode output and one of the following characteristics:

a.	“peak power” greater than 500 kW;

b.	'tap efficiency' greater than 12% and 'average output power' greater than 100 W; Or

c.	“average output power” greater than 150W; Or

transverse multimode output and one of the following characteristics:

a.	“peak power” greater than 1 MW;

b.	'tap efficiency' greater than 18% and 'average output power' greater than 500 W; Or

c.	“average output power” greater than 2 kW;

output wavelength greater than 1150 nm but not greater than 1555 nm and one of the following sets of characteristics:

“pulse duration” not exceeding 1 μs and one of the following:

1.	output energy greater than 0.5 J per pulse and “peak power” greater than 50 W;

2.	transverse single-mode output and “average output power” greater than 20W; Or

3.	transverse multi-mode output and “average output power” above 50W; Or

“pulse duration” greater than 1 μs and one of the following:

1.	output energy greater than 2 J per pulse and “peak power” greater than 50 W;

2.	transverse single-mode output and “average output power” greater than 50W; Or

3.	transverse multi-mode output and “average output power” above 80W; Or

output wavelength greater than 1555 nm and one of the following:

a.	output energy greater than 100 mJ per pulse and “peak power” greater than 1 W; Or

b.	“average output power” greater than 1W;

“Tunable” “lasers” having any of the following sets of characteristics:

output wavelength less than 600 nm and one of the following:

a.	output energy greater than 50 mJ per pulse and “peak power” greater than 1 W; Or

b.	average or continuous wave output power greater than 1 W;

Note:

Paragraph 6A005.c.1. does not control dye “lasers” and other liquid “lasers” characterized by a multi-mode output, a wavelength equal to or greater than 150 nm but not greater than 600 nm, and all of the following characteristics:

1.	output energy less than 1.5 J per pulse and “peak power” less than 20 W; And

2.	average or continuous wave output power less than 20 W;

output wavelength of 600 nm or more, but not more than 1400 nm and one of the following:

a.	output energy greater than 1 J per pulse and “peak power” greater than 20 W; Or

b.	average or continuous wave output power greater than 20 W; Or

output wavelength greater than 1400 nm and one of the following:

a.	output energy greater than 50 mJ per pulse and “peak power” greater than 1 W; Or

b.	average or continuous wave output power greater than 1 W;

other “lasers”, not specified in 6A005.a., 6A005.b. or 6A005.c., as follows:

semiconductor 'lasers', as follows:

Note 1:

Paragraph 6A005.d.1. includes solid-state “lasers” having optical emission connectors (e.g. fiber pigtails).

Note 2:

The status of solid-state “lasers” specifically designed for other equipment is determined by the status of that equipment.

Individual transverse single-mode semiconductor 'lasers', having any of the following characteristics:

1.	wavelength equal to or less than 1510 nm and average or CW output power greater than 1.5 W; Or

2.	wavelength greater than 1510 nm and average or continuous wave output power greater than 500 mW;

Individual transverse multi-mode semiconductor 'lasers', having any of the following characteristics:

1.	wavelength less than 1400 nm and average or CW output power greater than 15 W;

2.	wavelength equal to or greater than 1400 nm and less than 1900 nm and average or continuous wave output power greater than 2.5 W; Or

3.	wavelength equal to or greater than 1900 nm and average or continuous wave output power greater than 1 W;

Individual semiconductor 'laser' 'bars', having any of the following characteristics:

1.	wavelength less than 1400 nm and average or CW output power greater than 100 W;

2.	wavelength equal to or greater than 1400 nm and less than 1900 nm and average or continuous wave output power greater than 25 W; Or

3.	wavelength equal to or greater than 1900 nm and average or continuous wave output power greater than 10 W;

'Array stacks' of semiconductor 'lasers' (two-dimensional arrays) having any of the following sets of characteristics:

wavelength less than 1400 nm and one of the following:

a.	total average or CW output power less than 3 kW with an average or CW output 'power density' greater than 500 W/cm 2 ;

b.	total average or CW output power equal to or greater than 3 kW, but less than or equal to 5 kW with an average or CW output 'power density' greater than 350 W/cm 2 ;

c.	total average or continuous wave output power greater than 5 kW;

peak 'power density' emitted in pulses greater than 2,500 W/cm 2 ; Or

Note:

Paragraph 6A005.d.1.d.1.d. does not cover monolithic devices manufactured by epitaxy.

e.	average spatial coherence or total CW output power greater than 150 W;

wavelength greater than or equal to 1400 nm but less than 1900 nm and one of the following:

a.	total average or CW output power less than 250 W and average or CW output 'power density' greater than 150 W/cm 2 ;

b.	total average or CW output power equal to or greater than 250 W, but less than or equal to 500 W with an average or CW output 'power density' greater than 50 W/cm 2 ;

c.	total average or continuous wave output power greater than 500 W;

peak 'power density' emitted in pulses greater than 500 W/cm 2 ; Or

Note:

Paragraph 6A005.d.1.d.2.d. does not cover monolithic devices manufactured by epitaxy.

e.	average spatial coherence or total CW output power greater than 15 W;

wavelength greater than or equal to 1900 nm and one of the following:

a.	'power density' of average or continuous wave output greater than 50 W/cm 2 ;

b.	average or continuous wave output power greater than 10 W; Or

c.	average spatial coherence or total CW output power greater than 1.5 W; Or

4.	at least one “laser” 'bar' referred to in paragraph 6A005.d.1.c.;

Technical note:

For the purposes of 6A005.d.1.d., 'power density' means the total "laser" output power divided by the surface area of the array stack transmitter.

'Array stacks' of semiconductor 'lasers' other than those specified in 6A005.d.1.d. having all of the following characteristics:

1.	specially designed or modified to combine with other 'network stacks' to form a larger 'network stack'; And

2.	Integrated connections, common for both electronics and cooling.

Note 1:

'Array stacks', formed by combining the array stacks of semiconductor "lasers" specified in 6A005.d.1.e., which are not intended to be combined or modified, are shown in 6A005.d.1.d.

Note 2:

'Array stacks', formed by combining 'array stacks' of semiconductor 'lasers' specified in 6A005.d.1.e., which are intended to be combined or modified, are shown in 6A005.d.1.e.

Note 3:

Paragraph 6A005.d.1.e. does not cover modular assemblies of single 'bars' intended to be manufactured into end-to-end linear array stacks.

Technical notes:

1.	Solid-state “lasers” are commonly called “laser” diodes.

2.	A 'bar', also called a solid-state 'laser' 'bar', laser diode bar or diode 'bar', is made up of several solid-state 'lasers' in a one-dimensional array.

3.	A 'network stack' is made up of multiple 'bars' forming a two-dimensional array of semiconductor 'lasers'.

Carbon monoxide (CO) 'lasers' having any of the following characteristics:

a.	output energy greater than 2 J per pulse and “peak power” greater than 5 kW; Or

b.	average or continuous wave output power greater than 5 kW;

Carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) 'lasers' having any of the following characteristics:

a.	CW output power greater than 15 kW;

energy emitted in pulses with a “pulse duration” greater than 10 μs and one of the following characteristics:

1.	“average output power” greater than 10 kW; Or

2.	“peak power” greater than 100 kW; Or

energy emitted in pulses having a “pulse duration” equal to or less than 10 μs and one of the following characteristics:

1.	pulse energy greater than 5 J per pulse; Or

2.	“average output power” greater than 2.5 kW;

Excimer 'lasers' having any of the following characteristics:

output wavelength not exceeding 150 nm and one of the following:

1.	output energy greater than 50 mJ per pulse; Or

2.	“average output power” greater than 1W;

output wavelength greater than 150 nm but not greater than 190 nm and one of the following:

1.	output energy greater than 1.5 J per pulse; Or

2.	“average output power” greater than 120W;

output wavelength greater than 190 nm but not greater than 360 nm and one of the following:

1.	output energy greater than 10 J per pulse; Or

2.	“average output power” greater than 500W; Or

output wavelength greater than 360 nm and one of the following:

1.	output energy greater than 1.5 J per pulse; Or

2.	“average output power” greater than 30W;

NB:	For excimer "lasers" specially designed for lithographic equipment, see 3B001.

“chemical lasers” as follows:

a.	hydrogen fluoride (HF) “lasers”;

b.	deuterium fluoride (DF) “lasers”;

“transfer lasers” as follows:

1.	iodine dioxide (O 2 -I) “lasers”;

2.	deuterium fluoride-carbon dioxide (DF-CO 2 ) “lasers”;

'Non-repetitive pulsed' neodymium glass 'lasers' having any of the following characteristics:

a.	“pulse duration” not exceeding 1 μs and output energy exceeding 50 J per pulse; Or

b.	“Pulse duration” greater than 1 μs and output energy greater than 100 J per pulse;

Note:

By “non-repetitive pulsed” lasers we mean “lasers” which produce a single output pulse or whose time interval between two pulses is greater than one minute.

components, as follows:

1.	mirrors cooled by 'active cooling' or by heat pipe cooling; Technical note: 'Active cooling' is a cooling technique for optical components, involving moving fluids beneath the surface of the components (specifically less than 1mm below the optical surface) to remove heat from the optics .

optical mirrors or optical components with full or partial optical transmission or electro-optical components, other than fused fiber cone beam combiners and dielectric multilayer arrays, specially designed for use with the “lasers” referred to;

Note:

Fiber combiners and dielectric multilayer networks are specified in 6A005.e.3.

components of fiber “lasers”, as follows:

fused fiber conical bundle multimode-multimode combiners having all of the following characteristics:

1.	an insertion loss better than (less than) or equal to 0.3 dB, maintained at an average or continuous wave total rated output power (excluding the output power transmitted by the single-mode core, if it exists) greater than 1,000 W; And

2.	a number of input fibers equal to or greater than 3;

single-mode-multimode fused fiber cone bundle combiners having all of the following characteristics:

1.	an insertion loss better than (less than) 0.5 dB, maintained at an average total rated output power or CW greater than 4600 W;

2.	a number of input fibers equal to or greater than 3; And

one of the following characteristics:

a.	a beam parameter product (BPP) measured at the output not exceeding 1.5 mm mrad for a number of input fibers less than or equal to 5; Or

b.	a beam parameter product (BPP) measured at the output not exceeding 2.5 mm mrad for a number of input fibers greater than 5;

dielectric multilayer networks having all of the following characteristics:

1.	designed to ensure the spectral or coherent combination of beams from 5 or more fiber “lasers”; And

2.	damage threshold caused by a continuous wave “laser” greater than or equal to 10 kW/cm 2 .

Optical equipments, as follows:

NB:	For common aperture optical elements capable of being used in “very high power laser” (“SHPL”) applications, see War Materiel List.

Dynamic wavefront (phase) measuring equipment, capable of framing at least fifty positions on a beam wavefront, and having any of the following characteristics:

a.	frame rates equal to or greater than 100 Hz and phase discrimination of at least 5% of the beam wavelength; Or

b.	frame rates equal to or greater than 1000 Hz and phase discrimination of at least 20% of the beam wavelength;

2.	“laser” diagnostic equipment capable of measuring angular steering errors of the beam of a “very high power laser” (“SHPL”) system equal to or less than 10 μrad;

3.	optical equipment, assemblies and components specially designed for a phased array “very high power laser” (“SHPL”) system intended to ensure the coherent combination of beams with λ/10 “precision” at the intended wavelength or 0.1 μm, whichever value is lower;

4.	projection telescopes specially designed for use with “very high power laser” (“SHPL”) systems.

'laser acoustic detection equipment' having all of the following characteristics:

1.	continuous wave “laser” with an output power equal to or greater than 20 mW;

2.	“laser” frequency stability equal to or less (better) than 10 MHz;

3.	output wavelength greater than 1000 nm but not more than 2000 nm;

4.	optical system resolution less than (better) than 1 nm; And

5.	optical signal-to-noise ratio equal to or greater than 10 3 .

Technical note:

'Laser acoustic detection equipment' is sometimes called 'laser' microphones or particle flow detection microphones.

6A006 - “Magnetometers”, “magnetic gradiometers”, “intrinsic magnetic gradiometers”, underwater electric field sensors and “compensation systems”, and specially designed components therefor, as follows:

NB:	SEE ALSO 7A103.d.

Note:

6A006 does not control instruments specially designed for fishing applications or for making biomagnetic measurements for medical diagnostic purposes.

“Magnetometers” and subsystems, as follows:

“Magnetometers” using “superconductor” (SQUID) “technology” and having any of the following characteristics:

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

b.	SQUID systems having a moving magnetometer 'sensitivity' of less than (better than) 20 pT (RMS) per square root of Hertz at a frequency of 1 Hz and specially designed to reduce moving noise;

2.	'magnetometers' using optical pumping or nuclear precession (proton/Overhauser) 'technology', having a 'sensitivity' less than (better than) 20 pT (RMS) per square root of Hertz at a frequency of 1 Hz;

3.	'Magnetometers' using probe 'technology', having a 'sensitivity' equal to or less (better) than 10 pT (RMS) per square root of Hertz at a frequency of 1 Hz;

Induction coil 'magnetometers' having a 'sensitivity' less than (better than):

a.	0.05 nT (RMS) per square root of Hertz at frequencies below 1 Hz;

b.	1 × 10 – 3 nT (RMS) per square root of Hertz at frequencies equal to or greater than 1 Hz but not greater than 10 Hz; Or

c.	1 × 10 – 4 nT (RMS) per square root of Hertz at frequencies above 10 Hz;

5.	fiber optic 'magnetometers' having a 'sensitivity' of less (better) than 1 nT (RMS) per square root of Hertz;

b.	underwater electric field sensors having a 'sensitivity' less than (better than) 8 nanovolts per meter per square root Hz when measured at 1 Hz;

“magnetic gradiometers” as follows:

1.	“magnetic gradiometers” using multiple “magnetometers” specified in 6A006.a.;

2.	Fiber optic 'intrinsic magnetic gradiometers' having a magnetic field gradient 'sensitivity' less than (better) than 0.3 nT/m RMS per square root of Hertz;

3.	“intrinsic magnetic gradiometers” using “technology” other than fiber optics, having a magnetic field gradient “sensitivity” less than (better) than 0.015 nT/m RMS per square root of Hertz;

d.	“Compensation systems” for magnetic sensors or underwater electric field sensors resulting in performance equal to or greater than the parameters specified in 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.

Technical note:

For the purposes of 6A006, 'sensitivity' (noise level) is the rms value of the background noise which is the weakest signal that can be measured.

6A007 - Gravimeters and gravity gradiometers, as follows:

NB:	SEE ALSO 6A107.

gravimeters designed or modified for land use and having a static “accuracy” of less (better) than 10 μGal;

Note:

Paragraph 6A007.a. does not control quartz element type ground gravimeters (Worden).

gravimeters designed for mobile platforms and having all of the following characteristics:

1.	static “accuracy” less than (better) than 0.7 mGal; And

2.	in-service (operational) 'accuracy' of less (better) than 0.7 mGal with a 'steady state rise time' of less than 2 minutes regardless of the combination of compensations and dynamic influences involved;

Technical note:

For the purposes of 6A007.b., 'steady state rise time' (also known as gravimeter response time) is the time required for the disruptive effects of accelerations due to the plate to -shape (high frequency noise) decrease.

c.	gravity gradiometers.

6A008 - Radar systems, equipment and assemblies having any of the following characteristics, and their specially designed components:

NB:	SEE ALSO 6A108.

Note:

6A008 does not control the following equipment:

—	secondary surveillance radars (SSR);

—	civil automobile radars;

—	displays or receivers used for air traffic control (ATC);

—	weather radars;

—	Precision Approach Radar (PAR) equipment conforming to ICAO standards and employing electronically steerable (one-dimensional) linear arrays or mechanically positioned passive antennas.

operating on frequencies from 40 GHz to 230 GHz and having any of the following characteristics:

1.	average output power above 100mW; Or

2.	location “accuracy” with a range of 1 m or less (better) and azimuth of 0.2 degrees or less (better);

b.	tunable frequency greater than ±6.25% of the 'central operating frequency'; Technical note: The 'center operating frequency' is half the sum of the highest specified operating frequency and the lowest specified operating frequency.

c.	capable of operating in simultaneous mode on more than two carrier frequencies;

d.	Capable of operating in Synthetic Aperture (SAR), Inverse Synthetic Aperture (ISAR) or Sidebar Airborne Radar (RAAL) mode;

e.	comprising electronically steerable array antennas;

f.	capable of searching the height of non-concurrent targets;

g.	specially designed to operate in on-board mode (mounted on a balloon or airframe) and having Doppler “signal processing” capability for the detection of moving targets;

equipped with a radar signal processing system and using:

1.	“spread spectrum (radar)” techniques; Or

2.	“frequency agility (radar)” techniques;

ensuring ground operation with a maximum “instrumented range” greater than 185 km;

Note:

Paragraph 6A008.i. does not cover the following equipment:

a.	fishing ground surveillance radars;

ground radar equipment specially designed for air traffic control during flight and having all of the following characteristics:

1.	maximum “instrumented range” of 500 km or less;

2.	configured such that radar target data can be transmitted only from the radar installation to one or more civil air traffic control centers;

3.	no capabilities for remote control of radar scan rate from air traffic control center during flight; And

4.	permanent installation;

c.	weather balloon tracking radars.

consisting of “laser” radar or LIDAR equipment and having any of the following characteristics:

1.	“qualified for space use”;

2.	using coherent heterodyne or homodyne detection techniques and having an angular resolving power less (better) than 20 μrad (microradians); Or

designed to carry out aerial bathymetric surveys of the coast corresponding to level 1a of the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) standard (5th edition , February 2008) for hydrographic surveys and employing one or more "lasers" having a long wave greater than 400 nm but not exceeding 600 nm;

Note 1:

LIDAR equipment specially designed for surveying is only covered in 6A008.j.3.

Note 2:

Paragraph 6A008.j. does not apply to LIDAR equipment specially designed for meteorological observation.

Note 3:

The parameters of the IHO Order 1a standard (5th edition , February 2008) are summarized as follows:

—	horizontal accuracy (confidence level = 95%) = 5 m + 5% depth);

—	depth accuracy for reduced depths (confidence level = 95%) = ± √(a 2 +(bd) 2 ), where: a = 0.5 m = constant depth error, i.e. the sum of all constant errors, b = 0.013 = depth-dependent error factor bd = depth-dependent error, i.e. the sum of all depth-dependent errors, d = depth;

—	detection of elements having a cubic volume of at least 2 meters on each side up to depths of 40 m, or 10% of the depth beyond 40 m.

comprising subsystems for 'signal processing' using 'pulse compression' and having any of the following:

1.	“pulse compression” ratio greater than 150; Or

compressed pulse width less than 200 ns; Or

Note:

Section 6A008.k.2. does not control two-dimensional 'marine radars' or 'vessel traffic service' radars having all of the following characteristics;

a.	a “pulse compression” ratio less than 150;

b.	a compressed pulse width greater than 30 ns;

c.	a simple, rotating mechanically scanned antenna;

d.	peak output power less than 250 W; And

e.	without “frequency hopping”.

comprising data processing subsystems and having any of the following characteristics:

“automatic target tracking” providing, at any one of the antenna rotations, the predicted position of the target beyond the next pass time of the antenna beam; Or

Note:

Paragraph 6A008.l.1. does not cover the means of alerting air traffic control systems in the event of incompatible trajectories nor 'marine radars'.

Not used;

configured to provide superposition and correlation, or fusion of target data within six seconds, from two or more "geographically dispersed" radar sensors, to improve cumulative performance beyond that of any single targeted sensor in 6A008.f. or 6A008.i.

NB	see also the list of war materials.

Note:

Paragraph 6A008.l.4. does not cover systems, equipment or assemblies serving maritime traffic.

Technical notes:

1.	For the purposes of 6A008, a 'marine radar' is a radar used for safe navigation at sea, on inland waterways or near shorelines.

2.	For the purposes of 6A008, a 'vessel traffic service' is a vessel surveillance and control service similar to air traffic control for 'aircraft'.

6A102 - Radiation-resistant 'detectors', other than those specified in 6A002, specially designed or modified for protection against nuclear effects (example: electromagnetic pulse of atomic explosion, X-rays, blast effects and combined thermal effects) and usable for "missiles", designed for or nominally capable of withstanding radiation intensities producing a total radiation dose equal to or greater than 5 × 10 5 rads (silicon).

Technical note:

In 6A102, 'detector' means a mechanical, electrical, optical or chemical device that automatically detects, identifies and records or records a stimulus such as a change in ambient pressure or temperature, an electrical or electromagnetic signal or radiation from radioactive material. Also covered are devices which detect an operation or a failure in one time.

6A107 - Gravimeters and components designed for gravimeters and gravity gradiometers, as follows:

a.	gravimeters, other than those specified in 6A007.b., designed or modified for marine or aeronautical use, and having a static or operational accuracy equal to or less (better) than 0.7 milligal (mGal), and a steady-state rise time of two minutes or less;

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

6A108 - Radar systems and tracking systems, other than those specified in 6A008, as follows:

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

Note:

Paragraph 6A108.a. includes the following equipment:

a.	equipment for producing contour maps;

b.	imaging sensor hardware;

c.	equipment for scene mapping and correlation (active and passive);

d.	Doppler radio navigation equipment.

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

1.	tracking systems using a decoder linked either to terrestrial or airborne references, or to navigation satellite systems, to provide real-time measurements of position and speed in flight;

telemetry radars including associated optical/infrared tracking devices and having all of the following properties:

a.	angular resolution better than 1.5 milliradian;

b.	range equal to or greater than 30 km, with distance accuracy better than 10 m RMS; And

c.	speed resolution better than 3 m/s.

Technical note:

In 6A108.b., the term 'missile' means complete rocket systems and unmanned aerial vehicle systems with a range of at least 300 km.

6A202 – Photoelectron multiplier tubes having both of the following characteristics:

a.	photocathode surface greater than 20 cm 2 ; And

b.	rise time of the anodic pulse less than 1 ns.

6A203 - Cameras and their components, other than those specified in 6A003, as follows:

NB 1:

“Software” specially designed to enhance or release the performance of a camera or imaging device to meet the characteristics specified in 6A203.a., 6A203.b. or 6A203.c., are defined in paragraph 6D203.

NB 2:

“Technology” in the form of codes or keys and intended to enhance or unlock the performance of a camera or imaging device to meet the characteristics specified in 6A203.a., 6A203.b. or 6A203.c., is defined in 6E203.

Note:

Paragraphs 6A203.a. at 6A203.c. do not cover cameras or imaging devices subject to hardware, “software” or “technological” constraints limiting performance to a level lower than that referred to above, provided that one of the following conditions is met:

1.	they must be returned to the original manufacturer in order to make the required improvements or release the constraints;

2.	they must be equipped with “software” such as those specified in 6D203 to enhance or release performance to meet the characteristics of 6A203; Or

3.	they must be equipped with “technology” in the form of keys or codes such as that referred to in 6E203 in order to enhance or unlock performance to meet the characteristics of 6A203.

scanning cameras and their specially designed components, as follows:

1.	scanning cameras having a recording speed greater than 0.5 mm/μs;

2.	scanning electronic cameras capable of temporal resolution of 50 ns or less;

3.	scanning tubes for cameras specified in 6A203.a.2.;

4.	expansion modules specially designed for use with scanning cameras having modular structures and capable of meeting the performance specifications specified in 6A203.a.1. or 6A203.a.2.;

5.	electronic timing components, rotor assemblies consisting of turbines, mirrors and bearings, specially designed for cameras specified in 6A203.a.1.;

full-frame cameras, and specially designed components therefor, as follows:

1.	full-frame cameras with recording speeds greater than 225,000 frames per second;

2.	full-frame cameras capable of framing exposure times of 50 ns or less;

3.	electronic tube imaging devices other solid-state and integral image tubes having a fast image (shutter) trigger time of 50 ns or less, specially designed for cameras specified in 6A203.b.1. or 6A203.b.2.;

4.	Expansion modules specially designed for use with full-frame cameras with modular structures to meet the performance specifications of 6A203.b.1. or 6A203.b.2.;

5.	electronic timing components, rotor assemblies consisting of turbines, mirrors and bearings, specially designed for cameras specified in 6A203.b.1. or 6A203.b.2.;

Technical note:

In 6A203.b., high-speed frame-by-frame cameras may be used alone to obtain a single image of a dynamic event, or multiple such cameras may be combined in a sequential firing system to obtain multiple images of the same event.

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

1.	solid-state or electron tube cameras having a fast frame (shutter) trigger time of 50 ns or less;

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

3.	electro-optical shutter devices (Kerr or Pockels cells) having a fast image trigger time (shutter) equal to or less than 50 ns;

4.	Expansion modules specially designed for use with cameras having modular structures and capable of meeting the performance specifications specified in 6A203.c.1.

radiation-resistant television cameras or lenses thereof, specially designed for or nominally capable of withstanding a total radiation dose of more than 50 × 10 3 Gy (silicon) [5 × 10 6 rad (silicon)] without impairing their operation .

Technical note:

The term Gy (silicon) refers to the energy in Joules per kilogram absorbed by an unshielded silicon sample when exposed to ionizing radiation.

6A205 - “Lasers”, “laser” amplifiers and oscillators other than those specified in paragraphs 0B001.g.5, 0B001.h.6. and paragraph 6A005, as follows :

NB:	For copper vapor lasers, see 6A005.b.

ionized argon “lasers” having the following two characteristics:

1.	wavelength between 400 and 515 nm; And

2.	average output power above 40W;

single-mode pulsed and tunable dye “laser” oscillators, having all of the following characteristics:

1.	wavelength between 300 and 800 nm;

2.	average output power more than 1W;

3.	repetition frequency greater than 1 kHz; And

4.	pulse duration less than 100 ns;

pulsed and tunable dye “laser” amplifiers and oscillators, having all of the following characteristics:

1.	wavelength between 300 and 800 nm;

2.	average output power above 30W;

3.	repetition frequency greater than 1 kHz; And

4.	pulse duration less than 100 ns;

Note:

Section 6A205.c. does not target single-mode oscillators.

Pulsed carbon dioxide 'lasers' having all of the following characteristics:

1.	wavelength between 9000 and 11000 nm;

2.	repetition frequency above 250 Hz;

3.	average output power above 500W; And

4.	pulse duration less than 200 ns;

e.	parahydrogen Raman phase shifters designed to operate with an output wavelength of 16 μm and a repetition frequency greater than 250 Hz;

Neodymium-doped 'lasers' (other than glass) having an output wavelength between 1 000 and 1 100 nm and having any of the following characteristics:

pulse-excited and triggered (Q-switch), with a pulse duration equal to or greater than 1 ns and having any of the following characteristics;

a.	transverse single-mode output having an average output power greater than 40 W; Or

b.	transverse multimode output having an average power greater than 50 W; Or

2.	using frequency doubling to produce an output wavelength between 500 and 550 nm and an average output power greater than 40 W;

Carbon oxide pulse “lasers”, other than those specified in 6A005.d.2., having all of the following characteristics:

1.	wavelength between 5000 and 6000 nm;

2.	repetition frequency above 250 Hz;

3.	average output power above 200W; And

4.	pulse width less than 200 ns;

6A225 - Speed measuring interferometers intended to measure speeds greater than 1 km/s for periods of less than 10 microseconds.

Note:

Paragraph 6A225 includes velocity interferometers such as VISARs (all-reflector velocity interferometers), ILDs (laser Doppler interferometers), and PDVs (photonic Doppler celerimeters), also known as name Het-V (heterodyne celerimeters).

6A226 - Pressure sensors, as follows:

a.	water hammer overpressure indicators capable of measuring pressures above 10 GPa, including manganin, ytterbium and polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF, PVF 2 ) indicators;

b.	quartz pressure sensors intended to operate with pressures above 10 GPa.

6 B - Testing, inspection and production equipment

6B004 - Optical equipment, as follows:

a.	equipment intended to measure the absolute reflectance with a “precision” equal to or better than 0.1% of the reflectance value;

equipment, other than optical surface dispersion measuring equipment, having a net aperture greater than 10 cm, specially designed for non-contact optical measurement of a non-planar optical surface shape (profile) with an “accuracy” equal to or less than (better than) 2 nm compared to the desired profile.

Note:

Paragraph 6B004 does not control microscopes.

6B007 - Equipment for producing, aligning and calibrating ground gravimeters having a static "accuracy" better than 0.1 mGal.

6B008 - Systems for measuring the equivalent area with respect to pulse radars having a pulse width of 100 ns or less, and specially designed components therefor.

NB:	SEE ALSO 6B108

6B108 - Systems, other than those specified in 6B008, specially designed to measure radar cross-section and which are usable for 'missiles' and their subsystems.

Technical note:

In paragraph 6B108, the term 'missile' means complete rocket systems and unmanned aerial vehicle systems, the range of which is at least 300 km.

6C - Materials

6C002 - Optical sensor materials, as follows :

a.	elemental tellurium (Te) having purity levels equal to or greater than 99.9995%;

single crystals (including epitaxial wafers) of one of the following materials:

1.	cadmium-zinc telluride (CdZnTe), with a zinc content of less than 6% in 'molar titer';

2.	cadmium telluride (CdTe), regardless of purity level; Or

3.	mercury-cadmium telluride (HgCdTe), regardless of the purity level. Technical note: The 'molar titer' is the ratio of the number of moles of ZnTe to the total number of moles of CdTe and ZnTe present in the crystal.

6C004 - Optical materials, as follows:

“Raw substrates” of zinc selenide (ZnSe) and zinc sulphide (ZnS) obtained by chemical vapor deposition, and having any of the following characteristics:

1.	volume of more than 100 cm 3 ; Or

2.	diameter of more than 80 mm and thickness equal to or greater than 20 mm;

electro-optical materials and non-linear optical materials, as follows:

1.	potassium titanyl arsenate (KTA) (CAS 59400-80-5);

2.	gallium-silver selenide (AgGaSe2 — also known as AGSE) (CAS 12002-67-4);

3.	arsenic thallium selenide (Tl3AsSe3, also referred to by the acronym SAT) (CAS 16142-89-5);

4.	zinc germanium phosphide (ZnGeP2, also known as ZGP, zinc germanium biphosphide or zinc germanium diphosphide); Or

5.	gallium selenide (GaSe) (CAS 12024-11-2);

nonlinear optical materials other than those specified in 6C004.b., having any of the following characteristics:

having all of the following characteristics:

a.	a nonlinear dynamic susceptibility of the third order (χ (3) , chi 3) equal to or greater than 10 – 6 m 2 /V 2 ; And

b.	a response time of less than 1 ms; Or

2.	a second-order nonlinear susceptibility (χ (2) , chi 2) equal to or greater than 3.3 × 10 – 11 m/V;

d.	“raw substrates” of silicon carbide or beryllium/beryllium (Be/Be) deposit with a diameter or main axis dimension greater than 300 mm;

glass, including fused silica, phosphate glass, fluoro-phosphate glass, zirconium fluoride (ZrF 4 ) (CAS 7783-64-4) and hafnium fluoride (HfF 4 ) (CAS 13709-52-9 ), and having all of the following characteristics:

1.	hydroxyl ion (OH-) concentration less than 5 ppm;

2.	less than 1 ppm of integrated metal impurities; And

3.	high homogeneity (variation of refractive index) less than 5 × 10 – 6 ;

f.	synthetic diamond materials, having absorption rates less than 10 – 5 cm – 1 for wavelengths greater than 200 nm but not greater than 14,000 nm.

6C005 - Materials for “lasers”, as follows :

Host crystalline materials for “lasers”, in raw form, as follows:

1.	sapphire doped with titanium;

Not used.

double-coated fibers doped with rare earth metals having any of the following:

nominal output wavelength between 975 nm and 1150 nm and all of the following:

a.	mean core diameter equal to or greater than 25 μm; And

core 'numerical aperture' ('ON') less than 0.065; Or

Note:

Paragraph 6C005.b.1. does not control double-coated fibers having an internal glass coating with a diameter greater than 150 μm but not exceeding 300 μm.

nominal output wavelength greater than 1530 nm and all of the following:

a.	mean core diameter equal to or greater than 20 μm; And

Heart 'ON' less than 0.1.

Technical notes:

1.	For the purposes of 6C005, the 'numerical aperture' ('ON') of the core is measured at the fiber's emission wavelengths

2.	Paragraph 6C005.b. includes fibers assembled using ferrules.

6D - Software

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. or paragraphs 6A008 or 6B008.

6D003 – Other “software”, as follows:

“software”, as follows:

1.	“software” specially designed for acoustic beamforming intended for “real-time processing” of acoustic data for passive reception using towed hydrophone arrays;

2.	“source codes” for “real-time processing” of acoustic data for passive reception using towed hydrophone arrays;

3.	“software” specially designed for acoustic beamforming intended for “real-time processing” of acoustic data for passive reception using bottom-laying or suspended submarine cable systems;

4.	'source codes' for 'real-time processing' of acoustic data for passive reception using bottom-laying or suspended submarine cable systems;

“software” or “source codes”, specially designed for all of the following uses:

a.	“real-time processing” of acoustic data from sonar systems specified in 6A001.a.1.e.; And

b.	automatic detection, classification and localization of divers;

NB:	For "software" or "source codes", specially designed or modified for military use, see the list of war materials.

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 limitation and allow the camera to exceed the frame rate specified in Note 3.a of 6A003.b.4., Note 3.a.

d.	'software' specially designed to maintain the alignment and phasing of segmented mirror systems composed of mirror segments having a diameter (or principal axis length) of 1 m or more;

Not used;

“software”, as follows:

1.	“software” specially designed for magnetic and electric field “compensation systems” of magnetic sensors designed to operate on mobile platforms;

2.	“software” specially designed for detecting magnetic and electric field anomalies on mobile platforms;

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

4.	“source codes” for “real-time processing” of electromagnetic data using underwater electromagnetic receivers specified in 6A006.e.;

g.	“software” specially designed for compensating dynamic influences on gravimeters or gravity gradiometers;

“software”, as follows:

1.	application "programs" forming part of air traffic control (ATC) "software", and designed for use on general-purpose computers installed in air traffic control centers and capable of accepting target data radar from more than four primary radars;

“software” for the design or “production” of radomes and having all of the following characteristics:

a.	specially designed to protect “electronically steerable phased array antennas” specified in 6A008.e.; And

giving an antenna pattern having an 'average sidelobe ratio' of more than 40 dB below the peak of the main beam level.

Technical note:

In 6D003.h.2.b., the 'average sidelobe ratio' is measured over the entire array, excluding the angular extension of the main beam and the first two sidelobes of each side of the main beam.

6D102 - “Software” specially designed or modified for the “use” of goods specified in paragraph 6A108.

6D103 - “Software” processing information recorded after flight, allowing the position of the vehicle to be determined based on its flight path, specially designed or modified for 'missiles'.

Technical note:

In paragraph 6D103, the term 'missile' means complete rocket systems and unmanned aerial vehicle systems, with a range of at least 300 km.

6D203 - “Software” specially designed to enhance or unlock the performance of cameras or imaging devices to meet the characteristics specified in 6A203.a. at 6A203.c.

6E - Technology

6E001 - “Technology”, within the meaning of the general technology note, for the “development” of equipment, hardware or “software” referred to in subcategories 6A, 6B, 6C or 6D.

6E002 - “Technology”, within the meaning of the general technology note, for the “production” of equipment or materials covered in subcategories 6A, 6B or 6C.

6E003 - Other “technologies”, as follows:

“technology”, as follows:

Optical surface coating and treatment 'technology' 'necessary' to achieve 'optical thickness' uniformity of 99.5% or better for optical coatings having a diameter or principal axis of 500 mm or more and a total loss (absorption and dispersion) of less than 5 × 10 – 3 ;

NB:	See also 2E003.f.

Technical note:

'Optical thickness' is the mathematical product of the refractive index and the physical thickness of the coating.

2.	Optical manufacturing “technology” using single diamond tip turning techniques producing surface finish “accuracies” better than 10nm RMS on non-planar surfaces greater than 0.5m2 ;

b.	“technology” “necessary” for the “development”, “production” or “use” of diagnostic instruments or targets specially designed for test facilities for testing “very high power lasers” » (SHPL) or the testing or evaluation of materials irradiated by beams of “very high power lasers” (SHPL).

6E101 - “Technology”, as defined in the General Technology Note, for the “use” of equipment or “software” specified in 6A002, 6A007.b. and 6A007.c., in paragraphs 6A008, 6A102, 6A107, 6A108, 6B108, 6D102 or 6D103.

Note:

Paragraph 6E101 only covers "technology" for goods specified in paragraphs 6A002, 6A007 and 6A008 if they have been designed for onboard aeronautical applications and are usable in "missiles".

6E201 - “Technology”, as defined in the General Technology Note, for “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., and paragraphs 6A202, 6A203, 6A205 , 6A225 or 6A226.

Note:

Paragraph 6E201 only covers "technology" for cameras specified in paragraph 6A003 if they are also covered by one of the control parameters in paragraph 6A203.

6E203 - “Technology”, in the form of codes or keys, intended to enhance or unlock the performance of cameras or imaging devices to meet the characteristics specified in 6A203.a. at 6A203.c.

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List of dual-use goods / category 6

CATEGORY 6 — SENSORS AND LASERS

6A001 - Acoustic systems, equipment and components, as follows:

6A002 - Optical sensors or their equipment and components, as follows:

6A003 - Cameras, systems or equipment and their components, as follows:

6A004 - Optical equipment and components, as follows:

6A006 - “Magnetometers”, “magnetic gradiometers”, “intrinsic magnetic gradiometers”, underwater electric field sensors and “compensation systems”, and specially designed components therefor, as follows:

6A007 - Gravimeters and gravity gradiometers, as follows:

6A008 - Radar systems, equipment and assemblies having any of the following characteristics, and their specially designed components:

6A107 - Gravimeters and components designed for gravimeters and gravity gradiometers, as follows:

6A205 - “Lasers”, “laser” amplifiers and oscillators other than those specified in paragraphs 0B001.g.5, 0B001.h.6. and paragraph 6A005, as follows :

6A225 - Speed ​​measuring interferometers intended to measure speeds greater than 1 km/s for periods of less than 10 microseconds.

6A226 - Pressure sensors, as follows:

6B004 - Optical equipment, as follows:

6B007 - Equipment for producing, aligning and calibrating ground gravimeters having a static "accuracy" better than 0.1 mGal.

6B008 - Systems for measuring the equivalent area with respect to pulse radars having a pulse width of 100 ns or less, and specially designed components therefor.

6B108 - Systems, other than those specified in 6B008, specially designed to measure radar cross-section and which are usable for 'missiles' and their subsystems.

6C002 - Optical sensor materials, as follows :

6C004 - Optical materials, as follows:

6C005 - Materials for “lasers”, as follows :

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. or paragraphs 6A008 or 6B008.

6D003 – Other “software”, as follows:

6D102 - “Software” specially designed or modified for the “use” of goods specified in paragraph 6A108.

6D103 - “Software” processing information recorded after flight, allowing the position of the vehicle to be determined based on its flight path, specially designed or modified for 'missiles'.

6D203 - “Software” specially designed to enhance or unlock the performance of cameras or imaging devices to meet the characteristics specified in 6A203.a. at 6A203.c.

6E001 - “Technology”, within the meaning of the general technology note, for the “development” of equipment, hardware or “software” referred to in subcategories 6A, 6B, 6C or 6D.

6E002 - “Technology”, within the meaning of the general technology note, for the “production” of equipment or materials covered in subcategories 6A, 6B or 6C.

6E003 - Other “technologies”, as follows:

6E101 - “Technology”, as defined in the General Technology Note, for the “use” of equipment or “software” specified in 6A002, 6A007.b. and 6A007.c., in paragraphs 6A008, 6A102, 6A107, 6A108, 6B108, 6D102 or 6D103.

6E201 - “Technology”, as defined in the General Technology Note, for “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., and paragraphs 6A202, 6A203, 6A205 , 6A225 or 6A226.

6E203 - “Technology”, in the form of codes or keys, intended to enhance or unlock the performance of cameras or imaging devices to meet the characteristics specified in 6A203.a. at 6A203.c.

6A225 - Speed measuring interferometers intended to measure speeds greater than 1 km/s for periods of less than 10 microseconds.