Title :
Photonics-based Spectral Reflectance Sensor for Plant Discrimination
Author :
Sahba, Kaveh ; Askraba, Sreten ; Alameh, Kamal E.
Author_Institution :
Western Australia Centre of Excellence for MicroPhotonic Syst., Edith Cowan Univ., Joondalup, WA
Abstract :
A photonics-based spectral reflectance sensor for plant discrimination integrating a three-wavelength laser module, an optical cavity that generates 14 parallel laser spots for each laser, and a high speed line scan image sensor is demonstrated.
Keywords :
biological techniques; botany; high-speed optical techniques; image sensors; laser cavity resonators; measurement by laser beam; optical sensors; reflectometry; vegetation; high-speed line scan image sensor; optical cavity; parallel laser spot generation; photonics-based spectral reflectance sensor; plant discrimination; three-wavelength laser module; Australia; Diode lasers; High speed optical techniques; Image sensors; Laser beams; Optical arrays; Optical sensors; Optoelectronic and photonic sensors; Reflectivity; Soil;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Internet, 2007 and the 2007 32nd Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology. COIN-ACOFT 2007. Joint International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Melbourne, VIC
Print_ISBN :
978-0-9775657-3-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-9775657-3-3
DOI :
10.1109/COINACOFT.2007.4519146
