Ultra-High Performance Narrowband Detectors for Decluttering Stand-Off Sensing

“我们迫切需要一种技术，能够有效地远程探测、识别、量化和监测现实世界混乱环境中超低浓度的化学物质排放，比如有毒气体和化学品、逃逸排放物和化学武器制剂。该项目将提供一种高度颠覆性的、通用的、灵敏的、防区外化学成像仪，使用一种新型的超灵敏窄带探测器，在探测能力上比任何现有的解决方案提高几个数量级。探测器将集成在M-Squared laser (MSL) Firefly仪器中，实现主动高光谱成像的完整系统演示，这将在前所未有的灵敏度和目标识别方面推动最新技术的发展。该系统将提供在有用的距离上实际执行遥感和成像所需的必要进展。项目团队包括一家专业红外探测器技术公司（Amethyst Research）、一家科学提供商（兰开斯特大学）和一家成熟的系统集成商（M-Squared激光器）；一个专注于创新和商业化的供应链。”

"There is a significant need for technology that is effective in remotely detecting, identifying, quantifying and monitoring chemical emissions at ultra-low concentration levels in real world cluttered environments, such as toxic gases and chemicals, fugitive emissions and chemical weapon agents.This program will deliver a highly disruptive, versatile, sensitive, standoff chemical imager, using a novel ultrasensitive narrowband detector that provides several orders of magnitude improvement in detectivity over any currently available solution.The detectors will be integrated in M-Squared Lasers (MSL) Firefly instrumentation, enabling a full system demonstration of active hyperspectral imaging that will push the state of the art in terms of unprecedented sensitivity and target discrimination. The system will provide the necessary advancement that is required for the practical implementation of remote sensing and imaging at a useful stand-off distance.The project team includes a specialist infrared detector technology company (Amethyst Research), a science provider (Lancaster University), and an established system integrator (M-Squared Lasers); a focussed supply chain that is equipped to deliver both innovation and commercialisation."