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Title: FY2008 Calibration Systems Final Report

Abstract

The Calibrations project has been exploring alternative technologies for calibration of passive sensors in the infrared (IR) spectral region. In particular, we have investigated using quantum cascade lasers (QCLs) because these devices offer several advantages over conventional blackbodies such as reductions in size and weight while providing a spectral source in the IR with high output power. These devices can provide a rapid, multi-level radiance scheme to fit any nonlinear behavior as well as a spectral calibration that includes the fore-optics, which is currently not available for on-board calibration systems.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
993365
Report Number(s):
PNNL-18180
NN2001000; TRN: US201102%%262
DOE Contract Number:  
AC05-76RL01830
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION; SENSORS; CALIBRATION; INFRARED RADIATION; CALIBRATION STANDARDS; LASERS; PERFORMANCE

Citation Formats

Cannon, Bret D, Myers, Tanya L, and Broocks, Bryan T. FY2008 Calibration Systems Final Report. United States: N. p., 2009. Web. doi:10.2172/993365.
Cannon, Bret D, Myers, Tanya L, & Broocks, Bryan T. FY2008 Calibration Systems Final Report. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/993365
Cannon, Bret D, Myers, Tanya L, and Broocks, Bryan T. 2009. "FY2008 Calibration Systems Final Report". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/993365. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/993365.
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title = {FY2008 Calibration Systems Final Report},
author = {Cannon, Bret D and Myers, Tanya L and Broocks, Bryan T},
abstractNote = {The Calibrations project has been exploring alternative technologies for calibration of passive sensors in the infrared (IR) spectral region. In particular, we have investigated using quantum cascade lasers (QCLs) because these devices offer several advantages over conventional blackbodies such as reductions in size and weight while providing a spectral source in the IR with high output power. These devices can provide a rapid, multi-level radiance scheme to fit any nonlinear behavior as well as a spectral calibration that includes the fore-optics, which is currently not available for on-board calibration systems.},
doi = {10.2172/993365},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/993365}, journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2009},
month = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2009}
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