Active Optical Remote Sensing System for Ground Contamination Detection

This effort is to develop/demonstrate an active optical contamination technique for airborne platform. ISC concept is an active system that transmits spectral energy to the target area, and uses the spectral return to identify ground contaminants. Thedetection mechanism to be considered is DISC.ISC has conducted an analysis using DC 200 with a one-micron film thickness. Active LWIR showed superior performance when analyzing both active and passive concepts. ISC will utilize a SOA OSC, which accounts for background sources, atmospherictransmission, and uses measured material HDR, MR and BRDF to determine the differential radiance when SF96 is placed on surfaces.ISC, with Mundkowsky Consulting, can fulfill the objectives of the SBIR. We plan to confer with Dr. G. Louis Powell of Y-12 Complex, Oak Ridge, TN, on his contamination research.A system approach is mandatory to ensure that the components to be developed meet the requirements and can be field-tested with GFE in Phase II. For Phase I, ISC will conduct the tasks in Section 2.0. Completion of these tasks will satisfy objectives ofPhase I. The program will provide background to develop the airborne contamination detection system heretofore unavailable, benefiting the Air Force and industry. The active sensor system developed under this topic could be applied to a range of planned commercial active remote sensing systems for both commercial, homeland defense and military applications. Potential commercial applications include remote sensingfor various surface contamination, agricultural chemical coverage and mineral exploration purposes.