Compressive Echelle Spectroscopy

Building on the mathematical breakthroughs of compressive sensing (CS), we developed a 2D spectrometer system that incorporates a spatial light modulator and a single detector. For some wavelengths outside the visible spectrum, when it is too expensive to produce the large detector arrays, this scheme gives us a better solution by using only one pixel. Combining this system with the “smashed filter” technique, we hope to create an efficient IR gas sensor. We performed Matlab simulations to evaluate the effectiveness of the smashed filter for gas tracing.