SBIR Phase II: Development of a Tunable Filter for Mini Hyperspectral Imager

这个SBIR二期研究项目将解决超越普通人类视觉的需求，这对于改善医疗保健服务、开发精准农业方法、保证一线反应者的安全和保护以及处理安全食品供应至关重要。高光谱成像具有捕获数百个连续光谱的能力，提供了一个有价值的工具，提供了增强的可视化和分析。目前的系统往往是空间或空中携带的，大而笨重的模块，不适合便携式或手持解决方案。这款微型高光谱成像仪的核心是一款新颖的MEMS单片、Fabry-Perot可调滤光片和光学系统，便携方便，大小类似于手机中的变焦相机。这项研究和开发工作将开发一系列创新的微型高光谱成像系统，这些系统可能会产生重大影响。这些系统可以通过超越我们的视野和识别恐怖主义威胁来提醒我们的现代战争战士和紧急救援人员。它可以利用经济实惠的高光谱系统在大肠杆菌和其他细菌污染被食用之前识别出来，从而保护我们国家的水和食物供应。

This SBIR Phase II research project will address the need to see beyond ordinary human vision, which is critical to improvements in health care delivery, development of precision agriculture methods, guarantee of front-line responder safety and protection, and processing a safe food supply. Hyperspectral imaging, with its ability to capture hundreds of continuous spectra, delivers a valuable tool that provides enhanced visualization and analysis. Current systems tend to be space- or air-borne, large bulky modules that do not lend themselves to portable or hand-held solutions. This mini hyperspectral imager has at its core a novel MEMS monolithic, Fabry-Perot tunable filter and optical system and will be portable and handy, similar in size to a zoom camera in a cell phone. This research and development effort will develop a family of innovative miniature hyperspectral imaging systems that potentially can have a significant impact. These systems can alert our modern war fighter and emergency first responders by seeing beyond our vision and identifying terrorist threats. It can safeguard our nation's water and food supplies by utilizing affordable hyperspectral systems to identify e-coli and other bacterial contaminations before they are consumed.