Scene-based sensor modeling using optical design software

John Fisher

doi:10.1117/12.734856

18 September 2007 Scene-based sensor modeling using optical design software

John Fisher

Proceedings Volume 6667, Current Developments in Lens Design and Optical Engineering VIII; 66670F (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.734856
Event: Optical Engineering + Applications, 2007, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

The traditional approach to optical system engineering separates the scene, optics, and detector as static entities, optimizing the design to meet subsystem specifications of aperture, field size, encircled energy, read noise, dynamic range, and other electro-optical properties. The Scene-Based Sensor Model (SBSM) represents a different approach by simulating the scene, optics and detector as a cohesive model using commercially available optical ray-tracing software. The objects are modeled as temporally changing entities, with characteristics including reflectance, absorbance, fluorescence, and scattering. Likewise, the detectors are modeled with their properties of temporal noise, spatial non-uniformity, nonlinear gain, and offset drift. The end-to-end simulation produces "photons-to-bits" analysis applicable to a variety of optical systems. First results are illustrated with ray tracing simulation of moving fluorescent objects and laser induced breakdown spectroscopy.

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John Fisher "Scene-based sensor modeling using optical design software", Proc. SPIE 6667, Current Developments in Lens Design and Optical Engineering VIII, 66670F (18 September 2007); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.734856

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