Acousto-optic tunable filter (AOTF) imaging spectrometer for NASA applications - Breadboard demonstration

Considerations of performance criteria in image quality, spectral response, programmability, and field-of-view, are presently discussed for a NASA AOTF system. Experimental data obtained with an AOTF imaging spectrometer breadboard are presented. Attention is given to the identification of Nd(3+) contained in bastanite rock by means of this imaging spectrometer.