The research for this dissertation project began with the goal to construct a snapshot imaging spectropolarimeter forthe visible spectrum. The instrument integrates a channeled spectropolarimeter (CHSP) into a computed tomographicimaging spectrometer (CTIS), the result being an instrument that measures the complete spatially- andspectrally-resolved Stokes vectors of a scene. It is not the first of its kind, since a similar instrument has beenbuilt before for use in the short-wave infrared. However, that instrument encountered severe difficulties due tolimitations of available hardware. Visible spectrum work generally enjoys the best instrumentation available, providingan ideal place to attempt a proof-of-concept demonstration.The main body of the research is focused on finding ways to improve the CTIS measurement technique, especially in waysallowing it to integrate with channeled spectropolarimetry. The first effort is a careful analysis and reworking of thecalibration procedure for the instrument, followed by a survey and comparison of ideas for alternative CTIS designs.The second effort makes use of the new calibration approach to develop an alternative way of thinking about CTISreconstructions based on the geometry and physics of the instrument rather than on abstract matrix mathematics. Thisopens up ways to improve their accuracy and to achieve reconstructions at a much higher speed.Experimental results from the instrument illustrate the improvements obtained from using the new methods, showing itscurrent capabilities and limitations.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:arizona.edu/oai:arizona.openrepository.com:10150/195957 |
| Date | January 2007 |
| Creators | Hagen, Nathan |
| Contributors | Dereniak, Eustace L., Dereniak, Eustace L., Kupinski, Matthew, Dallas, William, Jansson, Peter |
| Publisher | The University of Arizona. |
| Source Sets | University of Arizona |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text, Electronic Dissertation |
| Rights | Copyright © is held by the author. Digital access to this material is made possible by the University Libraries, University of Arizona. Further transmission, reproduction or presentation (such as public display or performance) of protected items is prohibited except with permission of the author. |
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