Stand-off detection of chemical analytes with passive chemo-sensing IR absorbers

P. E. Sieber, M. G. Bray, J. A. Bossard, A. E. Kovalev, T. S. Mayer, D. H. Werner

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Abstract

We present several designs for the infrared stand-off detection of passive chemo-sensing absorbers. Two absorbers are implemented as Salisbury Screen Absorbers (SSA) and the third design is implemented using a novel actuated Electromagnetic Band Gap (EBG) structure. Both approaches signal the presence of a chemical analyte via considerable changes in reflectivity. This change is subsequently detected by a thermal imaging camera which operates in the 8-12μm range. In addition to the ease of implementation that results from using ambient lighting, our designs feature a large contrast between states, scalability for long stand-off distances and a wide field of view (FOV). Both designs types are optimized for best performance via a Genetic Algorithm (GA) [1].

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2010 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and CNC-USNC/URSI Radio Science Meeting - Leading the Wave, AP-S/URSI 2010
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010
Event2010 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and CNC-USNC/URSI Radio Science Meeting - Leading the Wave, AP-S/URSI 2010 - Toronto, ON, Canada
Duration: Jul 11 2010Jul 17 2010

Publication series

Name2010 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and CNC-USNC/URSI Radio Science Meeting - Leading the Wave, AP-S/URSI 2010

Other

Other2010 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and CNC-USNC/URSI Radio Science Meeting - Leading the Wave, AP-S/URSI 2010
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityToronto, ON
Period7/11/107/17/10

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Hardware and Architecture

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