JP6333257B2 - 長波長赤外線の検出および長波長赤外光源を用いた画像処理 - Google Patents
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力放射線として供給されている。好ましくは、アイドラー光は、アイドラー光は、指紋領
域内の少なくとも一部において出力放射線を供給し、信号光は、指紋領域内より短い波長
の少なくとも一部において出力放射線を供給する。これは、ZGP結晶を非線形媒質とし
て用いた場合に実現し得る。
いる。
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- 標的物を照射するための放射線を供給し、前記放射線が赤外スペクトルの指紋領域における少なくとも一つの波長に同調するレーザー光源と、
前記レーザー光源を複数の波長間で同調させる同調手段と、
前記標的物から後方散乱する放射線を検出するように構成された検出器と、
少なくとも、前記少なくとも一つの波長において検出された信号の有無から、所定の揮発性化合物の存在を判定するために、所定のスペクトルに検出された放射線信号を照合するように適合された解析器とを含むことを特徴とするハイパースペクトル赤外線検出システム。 - 前記レーザー光源が、励起レーザーおよび非線形媒質を有する光パラメトリック発振器を含み、前記非線形媒質が、ZnGeP2結晶を含むことを特徴とする請求項1に記載の赤外線検出システム。
- 前記非線形媒質が、前記励起レーザーの共振器内に配置されていることを特徴とする請求項2に記載の赤外線検出システム。
- 前記光パラメトリック発振器のアイドラー光および信号光が、出力放射線として供給され、前記アイドラー光が、前記指紋領域内で少なくとも部分的に出力放射線を供給し、前記信号光が、前記指紋領域内より短い波長で、少なくとも部分的に出力放射線を供給することを特徴とする請求項2または3に記載の赤外線検出システム。
- 前記解析器は、前記複数の波長の一つ以上の波長において検出された信号の前記有無から一つ以上の所定の揮発性化合物が存在するかどうかを判定するように適合されていると共に、前記複数の波長において検出された信号の前記有無から複数の所定の揮発性化合物の一つ以上が存在するかどうかを判定するように適合されていることを特徴とする請求項1乃至4のいずれか1項に記載の赤外線検出システム。
- 前記一つ以上のレーザー光源が、パルス出力放射線を供給することを特徴とする請求項1乃至5のいずれか一項に記載の赤外線検出システム。
- 前記検出器が、画像処理システムを含み、前記赤外線検出システムが、撮像装置を含み、実時間で画像を供給することを特徴とする請求項1乃至6のいずれか一項に記載の赤外線検出システム。
- 前記赤外線検出システムが、標的領域を走査するための走査システムを含み、前記走査システムが、前記パルス出力放射線と同期することを特徴とする請求項6に従属する請求項7に記載の赤外線検出システム。
- 前記一つ以上のレーザー光源により一つの波長で出力された放射線パルスが、前記一つの波長で画像ピクセル値を測定することを特徴とする請求項8に記載の赤外線検出システム。
- 前記解析器が、前記所定の物質に関して判定された複数の波長で、検出された放射線信号を所定のスペクトルと照合することを特徴とする請求項1乃至9のいずれか一項に記載の赤外線検出システム。
- 所定の揮発性化合物の有無を決定する方法であって、
レーザー光源を赤外スペクトルの指紋領域の少なくとも一つの波長に同調するステップと、
前記レーザー光源からの放射線を標的物に照射するステップと、
前記標的物から後方散乱した放射線を検出するステップと、
検出された放射線信号を所定のスペクトルと照合することにより、少なくとも、前記少なくとも一つの波長において検出された信号の有無から所定の揮発性化合物の存在を判定するステップとを含むことを特徴とする方法。
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