Calibration and characterization of spectral imaging systems

Gerrit Polder; Gerie W.A.M. van der Heijden

doi:10.1117/12.441362

25 September 2001 Calibration and characterization of spectral imaging systems

Gerrit Polder, Gerie W.A.M. van der Heijden

Proceedings Volume 4548, Multispectral and Hyperspectral Image Acquisition and Processing; (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.441362
Event: Multispectral Image Processing and Pattern Recognition, 2001, Wuhan, China

Abstract

Spectral image sensors provide images with a large umber of contiguous spectral channels per pixel. This paper describes the calibration of spectrograph based spectral imaging systems. The relation between pixel position and measured wavelength was determined using three different wavelength calibration sources. Results indicate that for spectral calibration a source with very small peaks,such as a HgAr source, is preferred to arrow band filters. A second order polynomial model gives a better fit than a linear model for the pixel to wavelength mapping. The signal to noise ratio (SNR)is determined per wavelength. In the blue part of the spectrum,the SNR was lower than in the green and red part.This is due to a decreased quantum efficiency of the CCD,a smaller transmission coefficient of the spectrograph,as well as poor performance of the illuminant. Increasing the amount of blue light,using additional Fluorescent tube with special coating increased the SNR considerably. Furthermore, the spatial and spectral resolution of the system are determined.These can be used to choose appropriate binning factors to decrease the image size without losing information.

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Gerrit Polder and Gerie W.A.M. van der Heijden "Calibration and characterization of spectral imaging systems", Proc. SPIE 4548, Multispectral and Hyperspectral Image Acquisition and Processing, (25 September 2001); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.441362

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