OpTeC Colloquium

OpTeC sponsors a colloquium throughout the academic year. This is a forum where a wide range of optical science and engineering topics are discussed at a level that can be understood by a broad spectrum of optics students, staff, and faculty. The primary purposes are to train students to give effective scientific talks and to promote cross-disciplinary interactions of students, staff, faculty, and local industry employees. Speakers include MSU students, staff, and faculty, and visitors from external universities, research labs, and companies.

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Thursday, June 13, 2024 at 11:00 am.

Norm Asbjornson Hall, Room 337

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Fundamental Calibrations for Remote Sensing Sensors Using Integrating Spheres

Matthew Birkebak, Labsphere

Abstract

Small-scale satellite and drone optical remote sensing sensors require well-understood characterization and calibration to provide meaningful and interoperable data. With the use of several pieces of equipment, including a calibrated integrating sphere and collimation optics, most onboard cameras and sensors can be calibrated with a known uncertainty budget. This presentation will cover a set of basic components and methods that can be used to calibrate these sensors in a meaningful way.

Biographical Sketch

Matthew Birkebak is an Applications Engineer and Regional Sales Manager for Labsphere in the Western Region. Before this role, Matt held positions as a Product Engineer at Labsphere, developing custom technologies and spectral-matching light sources.

Before joining Labsphere, Matt was a Graduate Student at the Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping, focusing on Airborne Lidar Bathymetry. He holds a Master of Science in Ocean Engineering and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of New Hampshire. During his time there, he focused on analyzing the uncertainty contributions of sea-state and ocean turbidity on bathymetric lidar uncertainty.

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