A thermal infrared imaging spectrometer is proposed for the remote detection of surface contaminants. The instrument will use pulsing lasers to vaporize liquidswhile it scans the target scene generating 3D spectral-images. The instrument will be pre-programmed with a library of contamination… More

Two miniature, high resolution imaging spectrometers are proposed for the remote detection of chemical vapors in the 200 - 800 nm band. One spectrometer uses a diffraction grating to generate a spectrum with a resolution of 0.39 nm. It can achieve asignal to noise ratio (SNR) that varies between… More

A thermal infrared imaging spectrometer is proposed for the remote detection and identification of surface contaminants. The instrument will use a high power, pulsing CO2 laser to vaporize the liquids while it scans the target scene generating 3Dspectral-images. The instrument will be… More

A miniature, middle wavelength infrared (MWIR) camera is proposed for remote imaging from an aircraft flying at 50,000 feet. The camera will be small enough to fit inside the viewing pod of the aircraft, which will be flying at speeds approaching Mach 2.The camera will use a two-dimensional… More

A broadband laser-induced breakdown spectrometer (LIBS) is proposed for the stand-off detection of bio-agents. The LIBS instrument will use a pulsing, high-powered laser to ablate contaminants and then record the spectral information emitted from theresulting plasma using a flash Fourier transform… More

A miniature, middle wavelength infrared (MWIR) camera is proposed for remote imaging from an F-16 test aircraft flying at 50,000 feet. The camera will be custom designed to fit inside the viewing pod of the aircraft, which will be flying at speeds approaching Mach 2. The camera will use a… More

The U. S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has an interest in developing a very wide field of view (FOV) sensor that can be made conformal to an aircraft surface. The new sensor should be adaptable to imaging in both the visible and the 8 - 12 micron long wavelength infrared (LWIR) regimes. … More

The U.S. Army has the need for a compact, laser-induced breakdown spectrometer (LIBS) capable of standoff detection from a range of 100 meters. In a LIBS system, the laser fires at a target to create a micro-plasma emission of radiation that can be analyzed by its spectrometer. The LIBS technique… More

The U. S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has an interest in developing a very wide field of view (FOV) sensor that can be made conformal to aircraft and seeker surfaces. The Spectral Imaging Laboratory (SPILAB) proposes the development of two wide FOV, conformal sensors, one imaging in the… More

The U.S. Army has the need for a compact, eye safe laser induced breakdown spectrometer (LIBS) capable of detecting explosive residues from a range of 100 meters. In a LIBS system, the laser fires a pulse at a target to create a micro-plasma emission of radiation that can be analyzed by a… More

The Naval Special Warfare Visual Augmentation Systems program has an interest in developing an 80 degree field of view (FOV) aviator night vision system (ANVIS) to more closely match the panoramic viewing capability of the unaided human eye. Standard ANVIS and night vision goggles, which are based… More

The AFRL and DARPA have an interest in developing a compact, high definition panoramic video camera for deployment on low cost Cube Satellites. Ideally the camera would have a suitable means for blocking solar stray light and glints, and it would not have any moving parts. The baseline camera must… More

ABSTRACT: The U.S. Air Force has a need to improve stray light rejection and reduce the solar exclusion angle for space-based optical sensors tasked with detecting and tracking multiple satellites. The Spectral Imaging Laboratory (SPILAB) proposes the development of artificial compound eye (ACE)… More

The U.S. Air Force has a need to develop small and agile strapdown (no-gimbal), wide-field-of-view (WFOV) seekers capable of precision guidance within cluttered urban environments. The Spectral Imaging Laboratory (SPILAB) proposes the development of infrared strapdown seekers that utilize the… More

ABSTRACT: The U.S. Air Force has a need to develop a new class of advanced, wide field of view (WFOV), dual band infrared sensors that can be deployed on Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) as well as micro-air vehicles (MAVs), missile seekers and smart munitions. The Spectral Imaging Laboratory… More

ABSTRACT: The U.S. Air Force has a need to develop small and agile strapdown (no-gimbal), wide-field-of-view (WFOV) seekers capable of precision guidance within cluttered urban environments. The Spectral Imaging Laboratory (SPILAB) proposes the development of both long wavelength infrared (LWIR)… More