A solid-state hyperspectral imager for real-time standoff explosives detection using shortwave infrared imaging

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7310, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Onat, Bora M ^a   Carver, Gary ^a   Itzler, Mark ^a  

^a PRINCETON LIGHTWAVE INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Focal plane array; Hyperspectral; Imaging; InGaAs; Shortwave infrared; Standoff explosives detection

Indexed keywords

HYPERSPECTRAL; IMAGING; INGAAS; SHORTWAVE INFRARED; STANDOFF EXPLOSIVES DETECTION;

EXPLOSIVES; FABRY-PEROT INTERFEROMETERS; FOCAL PLANE ARRAYS; FOCUSING; INSPECTION EQUIPMENT; MONOLITHIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLES; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM; TECHNOLOGY; THERMOGRAPHY (IMAGING);

PIXELS;

EID: 69649086459     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.820798     Document Type: Conference Paper

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