Tuning In To Multispectral and Polarimetric Target Detection: "Having completed Phase I of a Small Business Innovation Research effort ultimately pursuing a full-scale sensor capability available for ready integration into small unmanned aerial systems sensor suites, Applied NanoFemto Technologies has begun SBIR Phase II work on the heretofore highly successful endeavor.
Funded by AFRL's Nanotechnology Strategic Technology Team, the company's Phase I results comprised development and demonstration of an infrared focal plane array imager that provides both spectral tunability and polarimetric sensing. Highly desirable in infrared imaging systems, spectral tunability enables scene viewing in different wavelengths, the distinct characteristics of which make it easier to detect targets in cluttered environments."
