Multispectral imaging systems using acousto-optic tunable filter

Li-Jen Cheng; Tien-Hsin Chao; Mack W. Dowdy; Clayton C. LaBaw; J. Colin Mahoney; George F. Reyes; Ken Bergman

doi:10.1117/12.148065

15 July 1993 Multispectral imaging systems using acousto-optic tunable filter

Li-Jen Cheng, Tien-Hsin Chao, Mack W. Dowdy, Clayton C. LaBaw, J. Colin Mahoney, George F. Reyes, Ken Bergman

Proceedings Volume 1874, Infrared and Millimeter-Wave Engineering; (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.148065
Event: OE/LASE'93: Optics, Electro-Optics, and Laser Applications in Scienceand Engineering, 1993, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

This paper discusses recent activities of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in the development of a new type of remote sensing multispectral imaging instrument using acousto- optic tunable filter (AOTF) as a programmable bandpass filter. This remote sensor filter provides real-time operation; observational flexibility; measurements of spectral, spatial, and polarization information using a single instrument; and compact, solid state structure without moving parts. An AOTF multispectral imaging prototype system for outdoor field experiments was designed and assembled. Some preliminary experimental results are reported. The field system is used to investigate spectral and polarization signatures of natural and man-made objects for evaluation of the technological feasibility for remote sensing applications. In addition, an airborne prototype instrument is currently under development.

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Li-Jen Cheng, Tien-Hsin Chao, Mack W. Dowdy, Clayton C. LaBaw, J. Colin Mahoney, George F. Reyes, and Ken Bergman "Multispectral imaging systems using acousto-optic tunable filter", Proc. SPIE 1874, Infrared and Millimeter-Wave Engineering, (15 July 1993); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.148065

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