Les imageurs à base d’alliage InGaAs sur substrat InP se sont fortement popularisés pour l’imagerie dans le proche infrarouge. La méthode de fabrication de référence est constituée d’une matrice de photodiodes planaires réticulées par diffusion localisée de zinc. Cette approche reste chère du fait d’une méthode d’hybridation individuelle entre circuit de lecture CMOS et circuit de détection. Afin de réaliser des imageurs proche infrarouge bas coût ou de grand format, cette méthode d’hybridation doit donc être revisitée. La solution présentée durant cette thèse est de transférer les structures III-V absorbantes directement sur le circuit de lecture par un collage moléculaire direct suivi d’une fabrication collective des matrices de photodiodes. Cette méthode demande le développement d’une nouvelle architecture pour la connexion électrique au circuit de lecture et la formation de diodes. Elle consiste en la réalisation de via de connexion à partir desquels un dopage localisé est réalisé. On forme alors des diodes circulaires autour de chaque via appelées LoopHoles. Ce dopage dont la température ne doit pas dépasser 400°C est réalisé par diffusion MOVPD. Malgré des phénomènes physiques parasites il a été possible de réaliser dans l’InP et l’InGaAs des jonctions p-n adaptées. Les caractéristiques optoélectroniques de groupes de diodes LoopHoles sur substrat InP et sur matériaux reportés ont ainsi pu être mesurées. / Nowadays short wavelength infrared (SWIR) imaging based on InP/InGaAs photo-diodes is quite popular for uncooled camera. The state of the art technology is a double layer planar heterointerface focal plane array. But, it remains expensive. Its cost comes essentially from the individually hybridization of photo-diodes array with read-out circuit, by the mean of an indium-bumps flip-chip process. We suggest an alternative method for hybridization, in order to lowering the cost and providing a sustainable process to decrease the pixel pitch. It consists in a direct integration by bonding silica of InP/InGaAs/InP structure above a finished read-out circuit (with CMOS technology) and circular diode architecture named “LoopHoles”. This diode consists in via-hole through the III-V materials and bonding silica layer down to top metal layer in the readout circuit for each active pixel. Via-hole is also used to diffuse laterally zinc in III-V layer in order to create p-type doping area. Because of the read-out circuit, temperature of diffusion has to be below 400°C which induces parasitic phenomena’s. We have found that a Hf02 coating on InP surface prevent this degradation while allowing zinc diffusion. We were able to control depth of p-n junction inside InP and InGaAs. We also investigated few steps of the processes like the molecular bonding, via etching and metallization. Finally, we succeeded to produce LoopHole photodiodes on bulk InP and on bonded materials with a high spectral efficiency, low pitch and a lower dark currant of 150 fA at room temperature.

This work investigates the possibility of obtaining attitude estimates by capturing images of stars using a SWIR camera. Today, many autonomous systems rely on the measurements from a GPS to obtain accurate position and attitude estimates. However, the GPS signals are vulnerable to both jamming and spoofing, making any system reliant on only GPS signals insecure. To make the navigation systems more robust, other sensors can be added to acquire a multisensor system. One of these sensors might be a ground based SWIR star camera that is able to provide accurate attitude estimates. To investigate if this is possible, an experimental setup with a SWIR camera was placed at the office of FOI Linköping, where the camera in a rigid position has captured images of the sky. The SWIR camera possesses several advantages over a camera operating in the visual spectrum. For example, the background radiation is weaker and the transmission through the atmosphere is higher in certain wavelength bands.  The images captured by the SWIR camera was provided to a star tracker software that has been developed. The star tracker software contains algorithms to detect stars, position them in the image at subpixel accuracy, match the stars to a star database and finally output an attitude based on the stars from the image and the identified stars in the database. To further improve the attitude estimates, an MEKF was applied. The results show that attitude estimates could be obtained consistently from late evenings to early mornings, when the sky was dark. However, this required that the weather conditions were good, i.e., a limited amount of clouds. When more clouds were present, no attitude estimates could be provided for a majority of the night. The SWIR camera was also compared to a camera operating in the visual spectrum when clouds were present, to see if the results were any different. With the camera settings applied in this work, the two cameras seemed to perform equally. The accuracy of the estimated attitudes is hard to validate, since no true attitude is available. However, the variance of the estimates was low, and the major differences in the attitude estimates over a night's measurements seemed to be a drift present in all angles. The maximum estimated error in declination during a night's measurements varied from about 40 to 60 arc seconds, depending on the data set. The maximum estimated error in right ascension varied between 200 and 2000 arc seconds, and the same metric in the roll estimate were about 100 to 2500 arc seconds. The reason for the drifts is assumed to be atmospheric effects not being accounted for, and astronomical effects moving the direction of the rotation axis of the earth, creating errors in the star positions given in the database.

A major limitation for remote sensing analyses of oceanographic variables is loss of spatial data. The Data INterpolating Empirical Orthogonal Functions (DINEOF) method has demonstrated effectiveness for filling spatial gaps in remote sensing datasets, making them more easily implemented in further applications. However, dataset reconstructions with this method are sensitive to the characteristics of the input data used. The spatial and temporal coverage of the input imagery can heavily impact the reconstruction outcome, and thus, further metrics derived from these datasets, such as phytoplankton bloom phenology. In this study, the DINEOF method was applied to a three-year time series of MODIS-Aqua chlorophyll-a of the Salish Sea, Canada. Spatial reconstructions were performed on an annual and multi-year basis at daily and week- composite time resolutions, and assessed relative to the original, clouded chla datasets and a set of extracted in situ chla measurements. A sensitivity test was performed to assess stability of the results with variation of cross-validation data and simulated scenarios of lower temporal data coverage. Daily input time series showed greater accuracy reconstructing chla (95.08-97.08% explained variance, RMSExval 1.49 - 1.65 mg m-3) than week-composite counterparts (68.99-76.88% explained variance, RMSExval 1.87 – 2.07 mg m-3), with longer time series of both types producing a better relationship to original chla pixel concentrations (R 0.95 over 0.94, RMSE 1.29 over 1.35 mg m-3, slope 0.88 over 0.84). Original daily chla achieved a better relationship to in situ matchups than DINEOF gap-filled chla, with annual DINEOF-processed data performing better than the multi-year. The results of this study are of interest to those who require spatially continuous satellite-derived products, particularly from short time series, and encourage processing consistency in future DINEOF studies to allow unification for global purposes such as climate change studies (Mélin et al., 2017). / Graduate

A adoção de medidas afinadas à conservação do solo não é apenas uma necessidade, há muito passou a ser estratégico desenvolver técnicas que preencham as lacunas de informação e maximizem o uso adequado do solo. A diferenciação textural entre horizontes de solos é um dos principais aspectos a ser considerado quando do planejamento do uso do solo, pois se relaciona estreitamente com fatores como o enraizamento, a percolação e disponibilidade de água e a susceptibilidade dos solos à erosão. Diante disso, objetivou-se desenvolver Índices Espectroscópicos de Relação Textural (IERT) que estabeleçam quantitativamente o grau de diferenciação textural em perfis de solos via espectroscopia VisNIR-SWIR (350-2.500 nm) e MidIR (4000 - 400 cm-1). Foram utilizados dados espectrais de 150 perfis de solos descritos morfologicamente pertencentes a nove municípios das regiões Sudeste e Centro-Oeste do Brasil. Três modelos espectrais, VisNIR-SWIR, MidIR e VisNIR-SWIR-MidIR foram associados aos teores analíticos de matéria orgânica dos horizontes A e B, totalizando nove modelos, afim de se verificar o potencial daqueles puramente espectrais. Todos os modelos foram estudados por análises de funções discriminantes (CP-AFD) e regressão por mínimos quadrados (PLSR). A construção dos IERT\'s, num total de 15, cinco para cada modelo espectral, considerou a diferença de reflectância em bandas específicas ou associações entre elas, as quais foram selecionadas com base no estudo qualitativo e quantitativo das curvas espectrais. De modo geral, a diferenciação entre horizontes é ditada pelas regiões espectrais associadas principalmente aos óxidos de Fe, minerais de argila e quartzo. É possível determinar o grau de diferenciação textural entre horizontes de perfis de solos com excelente acurácia através de dados espectrais com taxa de acerto global de até 100 %, R2 de 0,76 a 0,82 e RPD de 2,02 a 2,35 nos modelos puramente espectrais, com destaque à região MidIR. O uso de IERT\'s produz bons a excelentes resultados, com R2 de 0,71 a 0,80 e RDP de 1,84 a 2,21 para os melhores índices de cada região espectral. O uso de índices espectrais reduz a dependência de métodos estatísticos avançados e dá suporte ao desenvolvimento de equipamentos óticos que trabalhem em regiões espectrais específicas, reduzindo custos e maximizando a aplicabilidade da técnica. Estudos abrangentes e exaustivos são indispensáveis antes que novos métodos como este se estabeleçam, particularmente em ciência do solo, na qual o objeto de estudo é, por natureza, complexo e intrigante. / The adoption of measures related to soil conservation is not only a necessity, long it has become strategic to develop techniques that meet the information deficits and maximize the appropriate use of land. The textural differentiation between soil horizons is one of the main aspects to be considered dealing with land use planning as it closely relates to factors such as rooting, percolation and water availability and the susceptibility of soils to erosion. Therefore, it was aimed to develop Spectral Textural Ratio Indices (STRI) that quantitatively establish the degree of textural differentiation in soil profiles through VisNIR-SWIR (350-2500 nm) and MidIR (4000- 400 cm-1) spectroscopy. Spectral data of 150 soil profiles morphologically described belonging to nine municipalities in the Southeast and Midwest of Brazil were used. Three spectral models, VisNIR-SWIR, MidIR and VisNIR-SWIR-MidIR were associated with analytical organic matter content of the A and B horizons, comprising nine models in order to verify the potential of those purely spectral. All models were studied by discriminant functions analysis (CP-DFA) and Partial Least Square Regression (PLSR). The construction of the STRIs, a total of 15, five for each spectral model, considered the reflectance difference in specific bands or associations between them, which were selected based on the qualitative and quantitative study of spectral curves. In general, the differentiation between horizons is dictated primarily by spectral regions associated with iron oxides, clay minerals and quartz. It is possible to determine the degree of textural differentiation between soil profile horizons with great accuracy through spectral data with overall accuracy rate of up to 100%, R2 from 0.76 to 0.82 and RPD from 2.02 to 2.35 in the purely spectral models, with emphasis on MidIR region. The use of STRIs produces good to excellent results, with R2 ranging from 0.71 to 0.80 and RPD ranging from 1.84 to 2.21 for the best rates of each spectral region. The use of spectral indices reduces reliance on advanced statistical methods and supports the development of optical devices that work in specific spectral regions, reducing costs and maximizing the applicability of the technique. Large and exhaustive studies are imperatives before new methods like this are established, particularly in soil science, in which the object of study is by nature complex and intriguing.

A adoção de medidas afinadas à conservação do solo não é apenas uma necessidade, há muito passou a ser estratégico desenvolver técnicas que preencham as lacunas de informação e maximizem o uso adequado do solo. A diferenciação textural entre horizontes de solos é um dos principais aspectos a ser considerado quando do planejamento do uso do solo, pois se relaciona estreitamente com fatores como o enraizamento, a percolação e disponibilidade de água e a susceptibilidade dos solos à erosão. Diante disso, objetivou-se desenvolver Índices Espectroscópicos de Relação Textural (IERT) que estabeleçam quantitativamente o grau de diferenciação textural em perfis de solos via espectroscopia VisNIR-SWIR (350-2.500 nm) e MidIR (4000 - 400 cm-1). Foram utilizados dados espectrais de 150 perfis de solos descritos morfologicamente pertencentes a nove municípios das regiões Sudeste e Centro-Oeste do Brasil. Três modelos espectrais, VisNIR-SWIR, MidIR e VisNIR-SWIR-MidIR foram associados aos teores analíticos de matéria orgânica dos horizontes A e B, totalizando nove modelos, afim de se verificar o potencial daqueles puramente espectrais. Todos os modelos foram estudados por análises de funções discriminantes (CP-AFD) e regressão por mínimos quadrados (PLSR). A construção dos IERT\'s, num total de 15, cinco para cada modelo espectral, considerou a diferença de reflectância em bandas específicas ou associações entre elas, as quais foram selecionadas com base no estudo qualitativo e quantitativo das curvas espectrais. De modo geral, a diferenciação entre horizontes é ditada pelas regiões espectrais associadas principalmente aos óxidos de Fe, minerais de argila e quartzo. É possível determinar o grau de diferenciação textural entre horizontes de perfis de solos com excelente acurácia através de dados espectrais com taxa de acerto global de até 100 %, R2 de 0,76 a 0,82 e RPD de 2,02 a 2,35 nos modelos puramente espectrais, com destaque à região MidIR. O uso de IERT\'s produz bons a excelentes resultados, com R2 de 0,71 a 0,80 e RDP de 1,84 a 2,21 para os melhores índices de cada região espectral. O uso de índices espectrais reduz a dependência de métodos estatísticos avançados e dá suporte ao desenvolvimento de equipamentos óticos que trabalhem em regiões espectrais específicas, reduzindo custos e maximizando a aplicabilidade da técnica. Estudos abrangentes e exaustivos são indispensáveis antes que novos métodos como este se estabeleçam, particularmente em ciência do solo, na qual o objeto de estudo é, por natureza, complexo e intrigante. / The adoption of measures related to soil conservation is not only a necessity, long it has become strategic to develop techniques that meet the information deficits and maximize the appropriate use of land. The textural differentiation between soil horizons is one of the main aspects to be considered dealing with land use planning as it closely relates to factors such as rooting, percolation and water availability and the susceptibility of soils to erosion. Therefore, it was aimed to develop Spectral Textural Ratio Indices (STRI) that quantitatively establish the degree of textural differentiation in soil profiles through VisNIR-SWIR (350-2500 nm) and MidIR (4000- 400 cm-1) spectroscopy. Spectral data of 150 soil profiles morphologically described belonging to nine municipalities in the Southeast and Midwest of Brazil were used. Three spectral models, VisNIR-SWIR, MidIR and VisNIR-SWIR-MidIR were associated with analytical organic matter content of the A and B horizons, comprising nine models in order to verify the potential of those purely spectral. All models were studied by discriminant functions analysis (CP-DFA) and Partial Least Square Regression (PLSR). The construction of the STRIs, a total of 15, five for each spectral model, considered the reflectance difference in specific bands or associations between them, which were selected based on the qualitative and quantitative study of spectral curves. In general, the differentiation between horizons is dictated primarily by spectral regions associated with iron oxides, clay minerals and quartz. It is possible to determine the degree of textural differentiation between soil profile horizons with great accuracy through spectral data with overall accuracy rate of up to 100%, R2 from 0.76 to 0.82 and RPD from 2.02 to 2.35 in the purely spectral models, with emphasis on MidIR region. The use of STRIs produces good to excellent results, with R2 ranging from 0.71 to 0.80 and RPD ranging from 1.84 to 2.21 for the best rates of each spectral region. The use of spectral indices reduces reliance on advanced statistical methods and supports the development of optical devices that work in specific spectral regions, reducing costs and maximizing the applicability of the technique. Large and exhaustive studies are imperatives before new methods like this are established, particularly in soil science, in which the object of study is by nature complex and intriguing.

Les aubes TuHP équipant le M88 subissent des contraintes thermomécaniques extrêmes qui provoquent l’amorçage et la propagation de fissures. Ces fissures peuvent évoluer rapidement et devenir critiques pour la sécurité. Actuellement, ces aubes sont inspectées in-situ au moyen d’un endoscope ou d’un vidéoscope dans le domaine du visible. Cependant, ce mode d’inspection par voie visuelle laisse souvent planer un doute sur la présence ou non d’une fissure ou sur sa criticité. Le démontage du module pour une inspection approfondie au microscope est alors nécessaire,augmentant le coût et le délai de la maintenance.L’objectif de la thèse est double. Il s’agit d’une part de valider un nouveau moyen de détection, sans démontage, de la fissuration des aubes HP en complément de l’inspection visuelle classique in-situ, et d’autre part d’utiliser les données expérimentales pour simuler la propagation d’une fissure et évaluer le caractère prédictif du modèle utilisé (direction et vitesse de propagation). La solution proposée pour réduire, voire supprimer le démontage des aubes, consiste à détecter les fissures par thermographie active flying spot dans le très proche infrarouge, de 1 à 2 microns (bande SWIR) au travers d’un endoscope classique. Le premier volet de la thèse a consisté à mettre au point le dispositif flying spot dans une configuration représentative d’un endoscope, puis à valider ce procédé d’inspection par des essais sur des aubes TuHP en retour d’expérience.Le deuxième volet de la thèse est davantage tourné vers la simulation. Le travail a tout d’abord consisté à intégrer un modèle de propagation de fissures en régime de fatigue prenant en compte les effets du temps et de l’environnement, dans le code de calcul par éléments finis ZeBuLon. Ce modèle a ensuite été utilisé pour simuler la propagation de fissures dans des aubes TuHP soumises à des cycles de chargement et de température complexes et représentatifs d’une mission réelle. La dernière partie du travail a consisté à comparer les résultats des simulations numériques avec les observations réalisées sur des aubes TuHP en retour d’expérience, afin d’évaluer le caractère prédictif du modèle de propagation pour cette application (direction et vitesse). / High pressure turbine blades undergo heavy thermomechanical constraints which drive initiation and propagation of cracks. These cracks may propagate rapidly and become critical for safety. The inspection of blades is currently conducted with endoscopes or videoscopes in the visible range. However, this kind of control is not sufficient to distinguish a crack from a surface defect, and it can be difficult to assess the criticality of a crack. In these cases, the dismantling of the engine for an accurate inspection with a microscope is necessary but this operation is time consuming and costly.This study has two aims. The first aim consists in validating a new inspection system complementary to the observations in the visible range. The second aim consists in using the experimental results to simulate the propagation of a crack and evaluate the ability of the model to predict the trajectory of a crack in a blade.The proposed solution to improve the detection of cracks in situ was to use the flying spot active thermography process in the SWIR range (1-2μm – short wavelength infrared) through a classical endoscope. The first aim of the experimental work was to develop the flying spot process to work on an industrial endoscope, and to validate it with tests on a series of cracked blades. The second part of this study is focused on the numerical simulation of the cracks. First, this work consisted in integrating a fatigue crack propagation model which takes into account the effects of creep and oxidation, in the finite element software ZeBuLoN. Then, this model was used to simulate the propagation of a crack in blades undergoing a complex load and thermal cycle representative of a real aircraft mission. The last part of this work consisted in comparing the numerical results with the experimental observations on cracked blades, to check the ability of themodel to predict the direction and the velocity of a crack in a blade.

Depuis le début des années 2000, les performances des LED ne cessent de s'améliorer et permettent l'ancrage de cette technologie dans de nombreux domaines d'applications. Stimulées par le marché de l'éclairage, les LED présentent une longue durée de vie et une grande robustesse pour un prix par watt optique défiant toute concurrence. Pour améliorer leur luminance, les LED peuvent être couplées à des concentrateurs luminescents.La première partie de cette thèse expose la mise au point des premiers concentrateurs luminescents dans SWIR (gamme 1,2-2,5 µm où les LED sont peu efficaces). Nous montrons que la luminance des concentrateurs luminescents dans le SWIR dépasse celle des LED d'un ordre de grandeur. Elle rend possible la détection de l'eau dans l'industrie agroalimentaire ainsi que l'inspection de wafers de silicium. Dans le visible, les performances des concentrateurs luminescents (luminance, spectre, prix, régime de fonctionnement) offrent une combinaison unique des avantages des lampes flash et des diodes laser. La seconde partie de cette thèse explore la possibilité d'utiliser ces concentrateurs luminescents pour pomper des lasers solides. Cette étude démontre la compatibilité de ce nouveau type de pompage avec les cristaux dopés aux métaux de transition, incontournables dans le domaine des lasers ultra-courts. Pour la première fois, un effet laser en régime relaxé est obtenu via le pompage par LED du Cr:LiSGaF, du Cr:LiSAF, de l’alexandrite, et du Ti:saphir. Ces premières démonstrations ouvrent la voie à des systèmes laser basés sur le pompage par LED. Plusieurs systèmes sont mis en place tels que des oscillateurs lasers en régime déclenché (Q-switch et cavity-dump) faisant l'objet de conversions de fréquence, et des amplificateurs d'impulsions laser. / Since the beginning of the 2000s, LED's performance have known dramatic improvements which enable this technology to settle down in numerous application areas. Driven by the lighting market, LED are characterized by their long lifetime, their ruggedness, and their low cost per emitted optical watt. In order to go beyond LED's brightness, they can be coupled to luminescent concentrators.The first part of this work exposes the development of the first luminescent concentrator in the short-wave infrared (or SWIR corresponding to the 1.2-2.5 µm band where LED have very low powers). This work shows that the brightness of the luminescent concentrators in the SWIR exceeds by one order of magnitude LED's brightness in the same spectral range. This light source allows water detection for the agrifood industry and the inspection of silicon wafers for microelectronics. In the visible, the performance of luminescent concentrators (brightness, spectrum, price, mode of operation) offer a unique trade-off between flashlamps and laser diodes. The second part of this work investigates the use luminescent concentrators emitting in the visible to pump solid-state lasers. The compatibility of this new pumping concept is attested with transition-metals-doped crystals, cornerstone of ultrafast laser sources. For the first time, laser oscillations in free-running operation are obtained by LED-pumping of Cr:LiSGAF, Cr:LiSAF, alexandrite and Ti:sapphire. These early results open the way to LED-pumped laser systems. Several systems are implemented such as laser oscillators in pulsed operation (Q-switch and cavity dump) followed by frequency conversions and laser pulses amplifiers.

Ammonium has been detected in and around several epithermal Au-Ag deposits, including those in Nevada, Japan, Argentina, Mexico, and New Zealand, using short-wave infrared (SWIR) reflectance spectroscopy. This study examined the distribution and occurrence of ammonium in three epithermal low-sulfidation vein-type deposits in the Hauraki goldfield of New Zealand: Martha (>6.7Moz Au, >42.1Moz Ag), Favona (>0.6Moz Au, >2.36Moz Ag), and the recently discovered Wharekirauponga (WKP; 0.42Moz Au, 0.8Moz Ag) deposit. The Martha and Favona auriferous quartz-adularia veins are hosted by late Miocene to Pliocene andesite, whereas auriferous veins at WKP are hosted by late Miocene to Pliocene rhyolite. The wallrock of all three deposits is altered to form quartz, illite, smectite, adularia, chlorite, and pyrite +/- kaolinite. Ammonium contents are enriched (>137 ppm) in wallrock samples from all three deposits and low (<94 ppm) in vein samples. Ammonium contents are higher at Favona (<10,675 ppm) than at Martha (<192 ppm) and WKP (<2,783 ppm). Leaching experiments using a 2N KCl solution show that most ammonium is in mineral structures (>90% at Favona, >80% at Martha, >70% at WKP). There is a positive correlation of ammonium contents with LOI (0.6 – 16.3 wt%) and with K2O (1.3 – 8.0 wt%) in all samples which suggest a hydrous potassium mineral as the major host of the ammonium. This is supported by the SWIR data obtained by previous workers of these samples where they show an absorption at ~1410 nm due to OH. At Favona, samples with high ammonium (>990 ppm) are reported to have significant absorption at ~2000 nm and ~2100 nm in the SWIR spectra likely due to ammonium. High ammonium contents (990 – 10,675 ppm) are found in rocks less than ~100m from the Favona vein which occur within an ammonium-bearing zone identified by previous workers based on SWIR. Samples outside of this zone contain low ammonium (107 – 301 ppm) with the smectite altered samples being the lowest. Ammonium contents within the hangingwall (1,827 – 10,675 ppm) of the Favona vein tend to be higher than in the footwall (990 – 4,301 ppm) and are highest within the most intensely illite altered rocks. At WKP, the intensely adularia +/- minor illite altered samples within 100m of the main East-Graben (EG) vein contain low ammonium (<200 ppm). The intensely illite altered samples away from the EG vein (>100m) have higher ammonium contents (200 – 800 ppm). This relationship of high ammonium contents to high illite abundance confirms illite as the major host of ammonium in these deposits. δ15N values for all samples (n=54) including near and far from auriferous veins range from +0.5 to +7.9 ‰, suggesting the derivation of most of the ammonium from the Jurassic greywacke basement or sediments intercalated within the volcanic rocks.

A Single pixel camera is just that, a camera that uses only a single pixel to take images. Though, it is a bit more to it than just a pixel. It requires several components which will be explained in the thesis. For it to be viable it also needs the sampling technology Compressive sensing which compresses the data in the sampling stage, thus reducing the amount of data required to be sampled in order to reconstruct an image. This thesis will present the method of building an SPC with the required hardware and software. Different types of experiments, such as detection of small changes in a scene and different wavelength bands, has been conducted in order to test the performance and application areas for the SPC. The resulting system is able to produce images of resolutions up to 512x512 pixels. Disturbances such as movement in the scene or the camera itself being shaken became less of a problem with the addition of a second pixel. This thesis proves that an SPC is a viable technology with many different areas of application and it is a relatively cheap way of making a camera for the infrared spectrum.

This book is a monograph about Anna Świrszczyńska’s poetry. It may be described as one woman’s attempt to read another woman’s literary work by taking into account established canons as well as the tools of feminist literary analysis. Part One begins with a discussion of Świrszczyńska’s biography (Chapter One). It then moves on to an overview of critical (mainly male) reactions to Świrszczyńska’s work (Chapter Two), with special regard to Czesław Miłosz’s contribution to its interpretation and popularization (Chapter Three). In Part Two there are three principal discussions: 1) of Anna Świrszczyńska’s early work Wiersze i proza [Poems and Prose] (1936), in which the poet develops her specific female view of European art and culture as disintegrated into incongruent fragments. Her premonition of the apocalypse, which is soon to be fulfilled in the events of World War II, finds its expression in the poet’s desperate attempts to unite the fragments of a shattered culture into individualized versions of myths (Chapter Four); 2) of the collection Budowałam barykadę [Building the Barricade] (1974), in which what is most crucial to the poet (biographically and poetically) is expressed – the encounter with human suffering in an inhuman world. Following this, her poetic view of the mortal body exposed to suffering under an empty sky becomes a well established motif in her work (Chapter Five); 3) of the collection Jestem baba (1972), in which Świrszczyńska introduces into poetry, by making the non-poetical “baba” her lyric heroine, the “outlawed feminine” and, as a result, revolutionizes the language of poetry and poetic representation, which leads in turn to liberating herself from the hegemony of the totalizing male gaze. In this way her anti-world is created (Chapter Six). The “world” is understood here as a male term – one might say that Świrszczyńska creates a “woman’s anti-world” as a place where the woman herself has to regain the right to name things according to her own terms.