A system and method for depositing a sample of a threat agent is deposited onto a substrate. A first optical collection device collects at least one of the following: elastic scattered light produced by the threat agent, and Raman scattered light produced by the threat agent. A second optical collection...http://www.google.com/patents/US7480033?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7480033 - System and method for the deposition, detection and identification of threat agents using a fiber array spectral translator