6A992 Category 6A

Optical Sensors, not controlled by 6A002, as follows (see List of Items Controlled).

Category 6: Sensors and Lasers

Reasons for control

• AT: Anti-terrorism
• RS: Regional stability

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List-based license exceptions

Items

1. Items: a. Image intensifier tubes and “specially designed” “components” therefor, as follows:
2. a.1. Image intensifier tubes having all the following:
3. a.1.a. A peak response in wavelength range exceeding 400 nm, but not exceeding 1,050 nm;
4. a.1.b. A microchannel plate for electron image amplification with a hole pitch (center-to-center spacing) of less than 25 micrometers; and
5. a.1.c. Having any of the following:
6. a.1.c.1. An S-20, S-25 or multialkali photocathode; or
7. a.1.c.2. A GaAs or GaInAs photocathode;
8. a.2. “Specially designed” microchannel plates having both of the following characteristics:
9. a.2.a. 15,000 or more hollow tubes per plate; and
10. a.2.b. Hole pitch (center-to-center spacing) of less than 25 micrometers.
11. b. Direct view imaging equipment operating in the visible or infrared spectrum, incorporating image intensifier tubes having the characteristics listed in 6A992.a.1.

Related controls

N/A

Source: eCFR, version 2026-08-01, retrieved 2026-08-20T04:04:59+00:00.