Glasses against laser

The US FAA report shows that more than 2,000 aircraft incidents annually occur due to the laser being projected into the pilot's cockpit - some laser sources are strong enough to blow up a balloon.

To combat the threat posed by aviation lasers, the British Ministry of Defense has begun to develop a new type of lenses that can filter out a wide range of laser wavelengths.

A pilot in a dark cockpit, performing a low-altitude flight at night, may be distracted or temporarily blinded by a flashing laser beam.

Although no official accidents have been attributed to lasers, civilian airlines and military aircraft believe it is only a matter of time before a tragedy occurs.

In addition, laser weapons are frequently used in today's conflict zones. Therefore, the British Ministry of Defense is particularly interested in finding an effective protection against laser.

The new anti-laser eyeglass prototype has been developed by Thin Film Solution UK. Glasses use a composite structure composed of a polycarbonate layer made with dye-sublimation that absorbs special light.

This material is associated with glass lenses with a special coating to bounce off the laser waves that need to be removed. As a result, new glasses can reflect or filter out different laser wavelengths.

The British Defense Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL) is working to evaluate the new design of the new laser.