Spectral Sensor Solutions

Spectral Sensor Solutions (S3) is an American electro-optical sensor company that describes itself as a small business focused on the research, development and application of standoff detection systems. Its core technical mission is the remote detection and identification of Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive (CBRNE) threats, alongside remote sensing for environmental and meteorological measurement. The company works across three active sensing techniques: long-range lidar sensing of atmospheric aerosols and gases; proximity sensing of chemical and explosive threats on surfaces using UV Raman technology; and large-area atmospheric gas monitoring using Integrated Path Differential Absorption (IPDA) spectroscopy. S3 organizes its work into two application areas. Its Environmental Sensing line covers spatial greenhouse-gas mapping at local scales, regional gas monitoring and 2D wind fields, with applications in industry, agriculture, regulation and verification, and science. Its Threat Sensing line covers standoff chemical surface detection, plume mapping and tracking, and UAV cueing. Supporting these are in-house capabilities in modeling and simulation, hardware and software prototype development, and field deployment and testing. The company's product family includes GreenLITE™ (an IPDA-based integrated path spectroscopy system), the Multifunctional Fiber Laser Lidar (MFLL) airborne continuous-wave lidar, the REVEAL elastic backscatter lidar, and a manportable Chemical Surface Detector (CSD) based on UV Raman. According to the company, its Threat Sensing Division has developed a high-power elastic backscatter lidar capable of detecting, mapping and tracking chemical-biological aerosol plumes to ranges of 5 km or greater, and the Real-time Eyesafe Visualization Evaluation and Analysis Lidar (REVEAL) can also derive 2D horizontal vector wind fields. S3 states that its revenue is derived primarily through research-and-development contracting with the U.S. Department of Defense and federal agencies involved in atmospheric and environmental sensing, supplemented by commercial sensing activities focused on the oil and gas industry. It is a privately held small business rather than a publicly listed corporation, and it publishes technical and scientific material through separate environmental sensing and threat sensing publication channels.

Spectral Sensor Solutions (S3) is an American electro-optical sensor company operating as a small business. Public information about its founding date, founders and ownership is limited; the company presents itself primarily through its technical capabilities and product lines rather than a corporate history narrative. From its own account, S3 was established to focus on the research, development and application of electro-optical sensor systems for standoff detection and identification of Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive (CBRNE) threats, as well as remote sensing for environmental and meteorological measurements. The company's emphasis is on solving standoff detection challenges using three active sensing techniques: long-range sensing of atmospheric aerosols and gases with LIght Detection and Ranging (lidar) technology; proximity sensing of chemical and explosive threats on surfaces with UV Raman technology; and large-area atmospheric gas monitoring using Integrated Path Differential Absorption Spectroscopy (IPDA). Over time S3 built out two application divisions. Its Environmental Sensing work addresses spatial greenhouse-gas mapping on local scales, regional gas monitoring and 2D wind fields, with applications spanning industry, agriculture, regulation and verification, and science. Its Threat Sensing Division developed a state-of-the-art high-power elastic backscatter lidar capable of detecting, mapping and tracking chemical-biological aerosol plumes to ranges of 5 km or greater. The Real-time Eyesafe Visualization Evaluation and Analysis Lidar (REVEAL) is also capable of deriving 2D horizontal vector wind fields. The company's product portfolio grew to include GreenLITE™ (integrated path spectroscopy), the Multifunctional Fiber Laser Lidar (MFLL) as an airborne continuous-wave lidar, REVEAL as an elastic backscatter lidar, and a manportable Chemical Surface Detector (CSD) using UV Raman. S3 supports these products with in-house capabilities in modeling and simulation, hardware and software prototype development, and field deployment and testing. S3 states that its revenue is derived primarily through research-and-development contracting with the U.S. Department of Defense and federal agencies involved in atmospheric and environmental sensing, as well as commercial sensing activities focused on the oil and gas industry. The company publishes technical material through separate environmental sensing and threat sensing publication channels and maintains an online presence at s-3llc.com.

Small-business specialist in electro-optical standoff sensing for CBRNE threat detection and environmental/meteorological remote sensing, serving U.S. defense and federal agencies plus oil-and-gas commercial customers.

• GreenLITE™

  Integrated path spectroscopy product for atmospheric gas monitoring using Integrated Path Differential Absorption (IPDA).

• MFLL Multifunctional Fiber Laser Lidar

  Airborne continuous-wave (CW) lidar for atmospheric sensing.

• REVEAL

  Real-time Eyesafe Visualization Evaluation and Analysis Lidar; a high-power elastic backscatter lidar that can detect, map and track CB aerosol plumes to ranges of 5 km or greater and derive 2D horizontal vector wind fields.

• Manportable Chemical Surface Detector (CSD)

  Manportable UV Raman sensor for proximity detection of chemical and explosive threats on surfaces.

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