Ground Vehicle Spectral and Polarization Imaging Sensor
Abstract
This paper summarizes the design of an Imaging Spectropolarimeter that operates in the visible wavelength region. The sensor uses computed tomographic imaging techniques to instantaneously form an object cube (spectral and spatial image) during each frame time. This computed tomographic imaging spectrometer (CTIS) is then combined with a channeled spectropolarimeter (CHSP) to form a computed tomography imaging channeled spectropolarimeter (CTICS)) which can simultaneously obtain image spatial and spectral information as well as polarization Stokes vectors at each resolution element in a single focal plane array (FPA) integration time with no moving parts. The work described in this paper is being performed by I Technology Applications and the The University of Arizona Optical Sciences Center. Calibration techniques as well as reconstruction investigations are discussed. Spectral and polarization measurement results are described. The applications of the sensor include target detection and recognition as well as navigation and environmental monitoring.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 30, 2007
- Accession Number
- ADA484729
Entities
People
- Corrie Vandervlugt
- Robert Karlsen
- Robert Sampson
Organizations
- Tank-automotive and Armaments Command