A field-deployable spectral reflectometer to characterize surfaces in the infrared from the NIR to the LWIR

Louis Moreau; Hugo Bourque; Réal Ouellet; Claude Roy; Christian Vallières; Guillaume Thériault

doi:10.1117/12.883546

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20 May 2011 A field-deployable spectral reflectometer to characterize surfaces in the infrared from the NIR to the LWIR

Louis Moreau, Hugo Bourque, Réal Ouellet, Claude Roy, Christian Vallières, Guillaume Thériault

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Proceedings Volume 8012, Infrared Technology and Applications XXXVII; 80123G (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.883546
Event: SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing, 2011, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

ABB Bomem has recently designed a field-deployable reflectometer to measure the diffuse spectral reflectance of surfaces from 0.7 μm to 13.5 μm. Its spectral resolution is adjustable and can be as fine as 4 cm^-1. The instrument is designed to field and laboratory operation. It is portable and battery-operated. In its simplest mode, the instrument is automated and can be operated by non-specialist personnel with minimal training. The instrument was designed to build a spectral database of different surfaces in various conditions (different humidity, temperature, texture, mixing, etc.) and in the presence of various interfering chemicals (oils, solvents, etc.). The instrument has its own built-in infrared sources. The sources illuminate the ground area to be measured. The instrument has also two built-in reference diffusers: a Spectralon diffuser and an Infragold diffuser.

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Louis Moreau, Hugo Bourque, Réal Ouellet, Claude Roy, Christian Vallières, and Guillaume Thériault "A field-deployable spectral reflectometer to characterize surfaces in the infrared from the NIR to the LWIR", Proc. SPIE 8012, Infrared Technology and Applications XXXVII, 80123G (20 May 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.883546

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