DURIP: A Low-Light Photon-Calibrated High-Resolution Digital Camera Imaging System

Abstract

Bioluminescence represents an operational threat to U.S. Navy nighttime operations because of the risk due to flow-stimulated light emission from naturally occurring plankton. Conversely, bioluminescence presents additional capabilities for detecting moving objects at night, particularly in the littoral zone where conventional acoustic surveillance is severely challenged. We are interested in the hydrodynamic conditions that stimulate bioluminescence, the resulting bioluminescence signatures, and how to estimate signatures based on levels of bioluminescence potential. Studies of bioluminescence require the application of low-light detection technology for the measurement and imaging of dim light sources.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2006
Accession Number
ADA612146

Entities

People

  • Michael I. Latz

Organizations

  • Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Surveillance
  • Bioluminescence
  • Calibration
  • Cameras
  • Charge Coupled Devices
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Digital Cameras
  • Dynamic Range
  • High Resolution
  • Image Processing
  • Low Noise
  • Noise
  • Operating Systems
  • Quantum Efficiency
  • Shear Stresses
  • Surveillance

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Marine Ecotoxicology
  • Microbial Pathology