Representatives of two major European organizations, Airbus and the European Space Agency, visited Akademgorodok to test a laser system they ordered. NSU scientists took part in the development and creation of this system.
The laser system was created by a team of developers at the NSU Department of Laser Physics and Innovative Technologies and Tehnoskan, an NSU startup. The demonstration was attended by representatives of Airbus (Airbus Defense & Space - the Airbus Group responsible for aerospace products and services) and the European Space Agency (ESA).
A successful demonstration of the laser system opens up promising prospects for its large-scale use in future European programs related to the next generation of super-resolution hyperspectrometers for air and space based systems.
Remote sensing of the Earth's surface using hyperspectral measurements in the ultra-wide spectral range is used to study the Earth's natural resources, and to solve meteorology and other problems. The modern hyperspectrometer is a wide-range high-resolution ultraspectral piece of equipment with high spatial resolution and the possibility of on-board data processing in real time.
One of the main differences between a hyperspectral camera and ordinary cameras is that ordinary cameras have only three spectral channels that correspond to the visual display of the primary colors red, green and blue. The hyperspectral cameras can have several hundred spectral channels. This makes it possible to obtain information at a variety of wavelengths of the electromagnetic spectrum and it significantly increases the information content of optical remote sensing that brings it to a fundamentally new level.
Sergei Kobtsev , Head of the Compact and Effective Center of Science , Education and Innovation in the Field of Photonics, Doctor of Physics and Mathematical Sciences and Associate Professor, described the work,
“In this breakthrough interdisciplinary area of photonics, the legendary formula by Academician Mikhail Lavrentiev (the founder of Academgorodok), continues to be relevant today, ‘Science - personnel – production’, as it represents the basic components of the harmonic trinity for scientific and technological progress. The activity of the NSU Department of Laser Physics and Innovative Technologies (LPITD) has proceeded on the basis of this formula for many years. The ecosystem of innovation in NSU photonics operates successfully. It is known for its advanced fundamental and applied research, the involvement of students, postgraduates and young scientists, and developments in high-tech lasers that were developed in cooperation with Tehnoskan. In 2017, these developments were presented to the National Institute of Metrology China, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Jerusalem, Israel, a University in the Top 100), the Laser Center of Hanover (Germany), and other organizations”.
