Abstract
We describe a static aperture-coded, dispersive longwave infrared (LWIR) spectrometer that uses a microbolometer array at the detector plane. The two-dimensional aperture code is based on a row-doubled Hadamard mask with transmissive and opaque openings. The independent column code nature of the matrix makes for a mathematically well-defined pattern that spatially and spectrally maps the source information to the detector plane. Post-processing techniques on the data provide spectral estimates of the source. Comparative experimental results between a slit and coded aperture for emission spectroscopy from a CO2 laser are demonstrated.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 5742-5753 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Optics Express |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Apr 30 2007 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics