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Four-Dimensional Hyperspectral Imaging Sensor

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Air Force
Contract: FA8718-04-C-0042
Agency Tracking Number: F041-207-0073
Amount: $99,999.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: AF04-207
Solicitation Number: 2004.1
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2004
Award Year: 2004
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2004-06-26
Award End Date (Contract End Date): 2005-06-30
Small Business Information
Photonic Sys Div, 20600 Gramercy Place, Bldg 100
Torrance, CA 90501
United States
DUNS: 153865951
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Michael Gertsenshteyn
 Group Leader
 (310) 320-3088
 sutama@poc.com
Business Contact
 Gordon Drew
Title: Chief Financial Officer
Phone: (310) 320-3088
Email: gdrew@poc.com
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

To address the U.S. Air Force need for a novel airborne adaptive hyperspectral imaging sensor for the reconnaissance of rapidly changing events, Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes to develop a new, monolithic, compact, four-dimensional Hyperspectral Imaging Sensor (4D-HSIS) with fast identification capabilities for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) missions. The proposed 4D-HSIS is based on two of POC's unique technologies: volume phase holographic transmission gratings and micromachined silicon microchannel array structures. The 4D-HSIS will operate aboard robotic unmanned airborne vehicles (UAVs), and will measure the temporal evolution of the spectra of rocket and aircraft plumes and explosions through high-frame-rate hyperspectral imagery acquisition in 32 bands through a large-format CCD or focal plane array IR camera. In Phase I, POC will design and develop a 4D-HSIS model to demonstrate the feasibility of the concept. In Phase II, a preproduction 4D-HSIS model will be fabricated and tested. The immediate application of the 4D-HSIS system is UAV-based ISR of transient signals and rapidly occurring events.

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