Large field-of-view Fourier transform imaging spectrometer using dual-channel stitching.

A dual-channel lateral shearing beam splitter was used in a Fourier transform imaging spectrometer, forming a dual-channel imaging spectrometer, to investigate the usability of this technique for large field-of-view (FOV) spectral detection. The large FOV obtained by stitching together the different channels' individual FOVs greatly improved the spectral detection efficiency for large-area targets. This report describes the principle of the dual-rectangle lateral shearing beam splitter and the analysis of the lateral shearing distance, FOV, modulation, and method of dual-channel stitching. Large-FOV spectral images of a scene were acquired experimentally at visible wavelengths, confirming the effectiveness of this technique.