Spectral-Temporal

For point sources of interest, our spectral-temporal sensors are ideally suited to measure the temporal evolution of the spectral signature within a wide field of view.

The unique characteristics of the spectral-temporal signature can be used to identify and locate the point source. No prior knowledge of event location or time is necessary for successful monitoring since the sensor has a wide field of view.

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• Reconnaissance and surveillance
  Dynamic battle damage assessment (BDA), plume and flash detection / measurement, battlefieldpreparation, intercepter effectiveness assessment, laser identification
  
  
• Industrial
  Plume emission spectra, water effluent mapping and characterization

Hyperspectral Imaging

For spectral imaging applications, our hyperspectral imaging sensors combine the effectiveness of up to 74 narrow band images of the same scene with the efficiency of a high through-put camera. The multiple spectral images -- or hyperspectral data cube -- form the input to standard spectral processing techniques, such as those used for image segmentation, material identification, and object detection.

All our systems use fast-framing cameras, so you can see how the data cube evolves over time. Since there are no slits or filter wheels in our systems, our imaging sensors have nearly 100% optical efficiency; and since there are no diffraction orders to measure, our sensors efficiently use nearly 100% of the focal plane array.

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• Earth resource mapping
  Crop and water management, pollution control, mineral exploration, geological surveying
  
  
• Reconnaissance and surveillance
  Camouflage detection, littoral environment characterization, mine detection
  
  
• Art evaluation
  Pigment identification, buried detail detection
  
  
• Industrial
  Surface corrosion and aging, Plume emission spectra (in image), Water effluent mapping and characterization, Herbicide effectiveness measurements
  
  
• Medical
  Eye examination, Melanin variation, Skin surface capillary networks

We also specialize in InGaAs based imaging LADAR receivers using an epitaxial transfer technique to hybrid integrate detector photonic components to silicon based electronic circuitry. The detector and integration techniques have applications to a wide variety of applications that include spectral imaging and telecommunications.

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• Military
  Target recognition, obstacle avoidance, autonomous vehicle navigation, surveillance and reconnaissance, air-to-air and air-to-ground munitions guidance
  
  
• Industrial
  Forestry, automotive, and steel industries to inspect products and facilities; robotic vision for depth perception