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High-Dynamic Range Multi-Band Miniaturized Spectral Sensor

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Navy
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 27815
Amount: $69,993.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1995
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
Applied Technology Division 2545 West 237th Stree
Torrance, CA 90505
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Tomasz Jannson, Ph.d.
 (310) 530-1416
Business Contact
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Research Institution
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Abstract

Spectral imaging is a critical surveillance technique for recognition of underwater objects such as submarines because they leave unique spectral signatures as greenish chemiluminescent trails. These are created by small ocean animals (e.g., fish, eels, squid, worms) under stress, and may remain for up to 1-to-2 hours. The uniqueness of these signatures is evidenced by massive information volumes containing their spectral signatures. For a 10-bit dynamic range, this can exceed 103 to 103 power. To provide high-dynamic range spectral signature recognition, Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes a high-dynamic-range Multi-Band miniaturized Spectral (MBS) sensor system. POC's unique transmission diffraction grating technology will provide sensitive detection, high SNR (>45 dB, optical) spectral images with resolution within the 0.1 - 10 = spectral range, for - 1000 multi-spectral channels, decomposed over 10 spectral bands, located within the spectral signature range of interest. The proposed spectral sensing hardware is retrofittable to, and cooperates within general multi-spectral fusion schemes such as: conventional imaging and night vision, SONAR, and RADAR. It is integrated within compact optoelectronic (OE) board packaging, and is supported by POC's Genetic Algorithm global optimization software.

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