Title :
Standoff detection and imaging of explosives using CARS
Author :
Dogariu, Aristide
Author_Institution :
Mech. & Aerosp. Eng. Dept., Princeton Univ., Princeton, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate real-time standoff detection and imaging of trace explosives using collinear, backscattered Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Spectroscopy (CARS). We present identification in milliseconds and provide hyperspectral images of nanograms of explosives from meters away.
Keywords :
coherent antiStokes Raman scattering; explosive detection; hyperspectral imaging; image sensors; photodetectors; CARS; backscattered Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Spectroscopy; collinear Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Spectroscopy; explosive nanograms; hyperspectral images; real-time standoff detection; trace explosive imaging; Explosives; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Optical imaging; Raman scattering; Real-time systems;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
