An Innovative Raster-Mirror Optical Detection System for CCD Camera Bistatic Lidar
Award Information
Agency: Department of Commerce
Branch: N/A
Contract: DG133R-05-CN-1249
Agency Tracking Number: 2004-26
Amount:
$299,950.00
Phase:
Phase II
Program:
SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code:
8.1.2
Solicitation Number:
NOAA-2004-1
Timeline
Solicitation Year:
2004
Award Year:
2005
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date):
N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date):
N/A
Small Business Information
2527 White Road, Irvine, CA, 92614
DUNS:
N/A
HUBZone Owned:
N
Woman Owned:
N
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged:
N
Principal Investigator
Name: Valentina Doushkina
Title: Senior Scientist
Phone: (949) 553-0688
Email: vdoushina@metrolaserinc.com
Title: Senior Scientist
Phone: (949) 553-0688
Email: vdoushina@metrolaserinc.com
Business Contact
Name: Cecil Hess
Title: President
Phone: (949) 553-0688
Email: cecilh@metrolaserinc.com
Title: President
Phone: (949) 553-0688
Email: cecilh@metrolaserinc.com
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract
An innovative optical system with 500X higher ¿tendu and spatial resolution will be designed for CCD-based bistatic lidar. A 100¿ vertical field of view is required to image the laser beam from the ground through the boundary layer, but only a few degrees are required in the horizontal direction. The proposed design is based on dividing the vertical field of view into N sectors, using 1D rastering of flat mirrors, and parallel imaging of laser scattered light from each sector onto one CCD-matrix utilizing a single objective with narrow angle of view. By employing an off-the-shelf, off-axis, parabolic mirror as an objective, chromatic aberration can be eliminated, i.e., this system can be used in a broad spectral area from IR to UV. Phase I will consist of modeling, design, and proof-of-concept breadboard experiments. * Information listed above is at the time of submission. *
