Outfield experiment of semiconductor laser jamming on color CCD camera

Outfield laser jamming experiment of color charge coupled device (CCD) irradiated by semiconductor laser was performed. The impact of incident power density I0 and the focus length f on laser jamming results was obtained. Laser jamming model of color CCD camera is set up, and theoretical proving and analysis on experimental results are completed. Laser jamming effects on color CCD camera irradiated by semiconductor laser is obvious, CCD surface appears obvious optical saturation and crosstalk phenomena, and optical saturation areas gradually enlarge with the increase of power density to target and the focus length f. Simulation results are basically coincident with experimental results, and it proves laser jamming model is correct. We argue that optical saturation phenomenon should be caused by laser diffraction effect, and the impact of the focus length f should be mainly due to laser energy truncated by the aperture. The conclusions have a reference value for color CCD in aerospace.