Generalization of the lyot filter and its application to snapshot spectral imaging

Alistair Gorman, David William Fletcher-Holmes, Andrew Robert Harvey

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Abstract

A snapshot multi-spectral imaging technique is described which employs multiple cascaded birefringent interferometers to simultaneously spectrally filter and demultiplex multiple spectral images onto a single detector array. Spectral images are recorded directly without the need for inversion and without rejection of light and so the technique offers the potential for high signal-to-noise ratio. An example of an eight-band multispectral movie sequence is presented; we believe this is the first such demonstration of a technique able to record multi-spectral movie sequences without the need for computer reconstruction. © 2010 Optical Society of America.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5602-5608
Number of pages7
JournalOptics Express
Volume18
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 Mar 2010

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