Compact snapshot birefringent imaging Fourier transform spectrometer for remote sensing and endoscopy

Michael W. Kudenov; Bhaskar Banerjee; Victoria C. Chan; Eustace L. Dereniak

doi:10.1117/12.945873

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19 November 2012 Compact snapshot birefringent imaging Fourier transform spectrometer for remote sensing and endoscopy

Michael W. Kudenov, Bhaskar Banerjee, Victoria C. Chan, Eustace L. Dereniak

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Proceedings Volume 8542, Electro-Optical Remote Sensing, Photonic Technologies, and Applications VI; 854224 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.945873
Event: SPIE Security + Defence, 2012, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Abstract

The design and implementation of a compact multiple-image Fourier transform spectrometer (FTS) is presented. Based on the multiple-image FTS originally developed by A. Hirai, the presented device offers significant advantages over his original implementation. Namely, its birefringent nature results in a common-path interferometer which makes the spectrometer insensitive to vibration. Furthermore, it enables the potential of making the instrument ultra-compact, thereby improving the portability of the sensor. The theory of the birefringent FTS is provided, followed by details of its specific embodiment. A laboratory proof of concept of the sensor, designed and developed at the Optical Detection Lab, is also presented. Spectral measurements of laboratory sources are provided, including measurements of light-emitting diodes and gas-discharge lamps. These spectra are verified against a calibrated Ocean Optics USB2000 spectrometer. Other data were collected outdoors and of a rat esophagus, demonstrating the sensor’s ability to resolve spectral signatures in both standard outdoor lighting and environmental conditions, as well as in fluorescence spectroscopy.

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Michael W. Kudenov, Bhaskar Banerjee, Victoria C. Chan, and Eustace L. Dereniak "Compact snapshot birefringent imaging Fourier transform spectrometer for remote sensing and endoscopy", Proc. SPIE 8542, Electro-Optical Remote Sensing, Photonic Technologies, and Applications VI, 854224 (19 November 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.945873

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