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Snapshot spectral imaging using image replication and birefringent interferometry : principles and applications

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2011-10
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Gorman, Alistair S.
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This thesis explores the image-replicating imaging spectrometer (IRIS). This relatively recent invention is a two-dimensional, snapshot spectral-imaging technology, capable of recording the spectral and spatial data from a scene instantaneously. Whereas conventional spectral-imaging technologies require multiple detector frames to record the entire data set, IRIS is able to record the data set in a single frame, a capability which is useful for highly dynamic scenes. The IRIS concept and the design of IRIS systems are explained in detail, and constraints on the performance of IRIS are determined. Practical issue in the use of IRIS systems are identi ed and solutions are identi ed and appraised. Some applications of IRIS are also shown, demonstrating its viability as a spectral imaging technology. Novel aspects of this work include the re nement of the IRIS design, demonstration of a registration algorithm for IRIS, designs for achromatic Wollaston prisms, a comparison of the IRIS technology with conventional spectral imaging technologies, and the application of IRIS to practical problems.
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