Compact DIAL sensor: SHREWD

David B. Cohn; Joseph M. Fukumoto; Jay A. Fox; Cynthia R. Swim

doi:10.1117/12.438195

22 August 2001 Compact DIAL sensor: SHREWD

David B. Cohn, Joseph M. Fukumoto, Jay A. Fox, Cynthia R. Swim

Proceedings Volume 4378, Chemical and Biological Sensing II; (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.438195
Event: Aerospace/Defense Sensing, Simulation, and Controls, 2001, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

The US Army Chemical Biological Center and Raytheon Electronic Systems are developing a lightweight, compact sensor, known as the Standoff Handheld Real-time Early Warning Detector (SHREWD), for detection of airborne chemicals at ranges of 3-5 km by differential absorption lidar for manportable applications and for vehicles where sensor size and weight are restricted. Engineering analysis shows that the final deployable sensor size and weight would be 0.9 cu gt and 35 lb, respectively. The fieldable breadboard sensor now under development in phase 1 of the program is composed of independent transmitter and receiver sections mounted on either side of a single, 20 in. By 24 in. Optical table held vertically on a tripod. The transmitter is composed of an air-cooled Nd:YAG pump laser and a robust, two-stage OPO that shifts the pump laser output to the 8-12 micrometers band. The pump laser emits 20 mJ pulses at a repetition rate of 300 Hz in a 1.2 time diffraction limited beam; and the OPO overall conversion efficiency is 1.2% resulting in an output pulse energy of 240 (mu) J. The sensor receiver is based on a 12 cm diameter, off-axis paraboloid mirror and cryo-engine-cooled HgCdTe detector. Data acquisition is performed by 8 bit, analog- digital converters with 0.5 ns resolution and data processing/display are performed in real time.

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David B. Cohn, Joseph M. Fukumoto, Jay A. Fox, and Cynthia R. Swim "Compact DIAL sensor: SHREWD", Proc. SPIE 4378, Chemical and Biological Sensing II, (22 August 2001); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.438195

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