Imaging stand-off detection of explosives by quantum cascade laser based backscattering spectroscopy

Frank Fuchs; Stefan Hugger; Michel Kinzer; Borislav Hinkov; Rolf Aidam; Wolfgang Bronner; Rainer Lösch; Quankui Yang; Kai Degreif; Frank Schnürer; Wenka Schweikert

doi:10.1117/12.861356

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27 August 2010 Imaging stand-off detection of explosives by quantum cascade laser based backscattering spectroscopy

Frank Fuchs, Stefan Hugger, Michel Kinzer, Borislav Hinkov, Rolf Aidam, Wolfgang Bronner, Rainer Lösch, Quankui Yang, Kai Degreif, Frank Schnürer, Wenka Schweikert

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Proceedings Volume 7808, Infrared Remote Sensing and Instrumentation XVIII; 780810 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.861356
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2010, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

In this contribution we present the results of an imaging stand-off detection system based on a mid-IR external-cavity quantum cascade laser (EC-QCL) with a broad tunable range of 200 cm^-1. Traces of TNT (trinitrotoluene) and PETN (pentaerythritol tetranitrate) as well as various non-hazardous substances such as flour or skin cream on different substrate-materials were investigated by illuminating them with the EC-QC laser and collecting the diffusely backscattered light. By tuning the EC-QCL across the significant absorption spectra we were able to detect the explosives

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Frank Fuchs, Stefan Hugger, Michel Kinzer, Borislav Hinkov, Rolf Aidam, Wolfgang Bronner, Rainer Lösch, Quankui Yang, Kai Degreif, Frank Schnürer, and Wenka Schweikert "Imaging stand-off detection of explosives by quantum cascade laser based backscattering spectroscopy", Proc. SPIE 7808, Infrared Remote Sensing and Instrumentation XVIII, 780810 (27 August 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.861356

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