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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2008
Applicant:
Erwan Normand, Stirling, GB;
Inventor:
Erwan Normand, Stirling, GB;
Assignee:
Cascade Technologies Limited, Stirling, GB;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A hyperspectral sensor or imager comprising a laser for illuminating a scene and a detector for detecting light emitted by the laser and transmitted through the scene, wherein the laser is a chirped laser arranged to output multiple pulses having different wavelength ranges, the multiple pulses being used to form an extended continuous spectrum for illuminating the scene.