Abstract

An imaging spectrometer with adaptive space-variant spectral resolution is introduced to improve spectrometer data collection efficiency. Pixel-based dynamically selectable dispersion is achieved using microelectromechanical system (MEMS) mirrors to control the light path of each image point through the spectrometer. A compact $\left(1\times 4\times 0.3\mathrm{mm}\right)$ planar-optics structure is demonstrated, allowing the tiling of multiple spectrometers in an array for large image formats. The prototype spectrometer covers a wavelength between 500 and $1000\mathrm{nm}$ with a spectral resolution that is dynamically adaptable for each pixel from 7.5 to $15\mathrm{nm}$.

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