Calibrated infrared ground/air radiometric spectrometer

J. Kevin Silk; Elliot Robert Schildkraut; Russell S. Bauldree; Shawn M. Goodrich

doi:10.1117/12.243280

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17 June 1996 Calibrated infrared ground/air radiometric spectrometer

J. Kevin Silk, Elliot Robert Schildkraut, Russell S. Bauldree, Shawn M. Goodrich

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Proceedings Volume 2763, Electro-Optical Technology for Remote Chemical Detection and Identification; (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.243280
Event: Aerospace/Defense Sensing and Controls, 1996, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

The calibrated infrared ground/air radiometric spectrometer (CIGARS) is a new high performance, multi-purpose, multi- platform Fourier transform spectrometer (FPS) sensor. It covers the waveband from 0.2 to 12 micrometer, has spectral resolution as fine as 0.3 cm^-1, and records over 100 spectra per second. Two CIGARS units are being used for observations of target signatures in the air or on the ground from fixed or moving platforms, including high performance jet aircraft. In this paper we describe the characteristics and capabilities of the CIGARS sensor, which uses four interchangeable detector modules (Si, InGaAs, InSb, and HgCdTe) and two optics modules, with internal calibration. The data recording electronics support observations of transient events, even without precise information on the timing of the event. We present test and calibration data on the sensitivity, spectral resolution, stability, and spectral rate of CIGARS, and examples of in- flight observations of real targets. We also discuss plans for adapting CIGARS for imaging spectroscopy observations, with simultaneous spectral and spatial data, by replacing the existing detectors with a focal plane array (FPA).

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J. Kevin Silk, Elliot Robert Schildkraut, Russell S. Bauldree, and Shawn M. Goodrich "Calibrated infrared ground/air radiometric spectrometer", Proc. SPIE 2763, Electro-Optical Technology for Remote Chemical Detection and Identification, (17 June 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.243280

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