Real time monitoring vapor fluctuations through snapshot imaging by short wave IR TuLIPSS

Desheng Zheng, Christopher Flynn, Razvan I. Stoian, Jiawei Lu, Bruce C. Kindel, Ethan Gutmann, David Alexander, Tomasz S. Tkaczyk

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Abstract

A novel snapshot imaging spectrometer has been developed for short wave infrared monitoring. A custom designed fiber bundle remaps an incoming image to create void spaces on the sensor for a prism to disperse each individual fiber cores. This results in 35,000 spatial samples and each spatial sample providing spectral sampling for over 20 channels in the wavelength range of 1100nm to 1300nm. This spectral region spans the vapor sensitive dip of 1130nm and the vapor insensitive peak of 1260nm in the reflect spectrum of land covers, allowing calculation of a vapor index and the potential for monitoring vapor fluctuations in the atmosphere. Laboratory testing confirms the sensitivity can reach about 42 micrometers of precipitable water, due to the absorption coefficient at 1130 nm. Field testing demonstrates the ability to monitor the temporal and spatial fluctuations of vapor from different land covers such as lawn, concrete surfaces. Real time mapping of the vapor variation - index may provide useful information for atmospheric, environmental, agriculture and solar energy research.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationInfrared Remote Sensing and Instrumentation XXX
EditorsMarija Strojnik
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Electronic)9781510654501
DOIs
StatePublished - 2022
EventInfrared Remote Sensing and Instrumentation XXX 2022 - San Diego, United States
Duration: Aug 22 2022Aug 23 2022

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume12233
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Conference

ConferenceInfrared Remote Sensing and Instrumentation XXX 2022
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Diego
Period08/22/2208/23/22

Keywords

  • Snapshot spectrometer
  • SWIR imaging
  • Vapor fluctuation
  • Variation index

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