Ultra-Compact Snapshot Multi-Spectral Sensor For Real-Time Target Discrimination

Technical Abstract The primary goals of this Phase I effort are to investigate, develop, and characterize a class of ultra-compact snapshot hyper/multi-spectral imaging sensors enabled by an optically fast innovative design form and a specialized filter technology that are suitable for use in real-time target detection, tracking and identification. The optical properties of these systems, including light gathering capability, spectral and spatial resolutions, optical distortion, and other system parameters will be modeled and characterized, and a feasibility demonstration system will be fabricated to prove the capability of this technology to meet the technical requirements. It is a further goal to identify a set of desired performance specifications for the Phase II prototype sensor and to investigate appropriate detector/electronics packages, algorithm and data processing hardware, and user interface and display technologies to provide the required high speed data acquisition.