Far infrared interferometer technology development: a progress report

被引：3

作者：

Swain, MR ^{[1
]}

Dumont, PJ ^{[1
]}

Lawson, PR ^{[1
]}

Moore, JD ^{[1
]}

Smythe, RF ^{[1
]}

Walker, CK ^{[1
]}

d'Aubigny, CYD ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] CALTECH, Jet Prop Lab, Pasadena, CA 91109 USA

来源：

INTERFEROMETRY IN SPACE, PTS 1 AND 2 | 2003年 / 4852卷

关键词：

interferometer; infrared; cryogenics; integrated optics;

D O I：

10.1117/12.460733

中图分类号：

V [航空、航天];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0825 ;

摘要：

We report on the progress in developing cryogenic delay lines and integrated optics components. These are some of the critical components needed to enable far-infrared direct-detection interferometers. To achieve background-limited performance in the 40 to 400 pm region, the interferometer optics and delay lines must be cooled to near liquid Helium temperatures. Our cryogenic delay line designs incorporate a number of novel features and has been operated at liquid nitrogen temperatures. Our integrated optics effort has focused on producing single-mode spatial filters and beam combiners.

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页码：645 / 651

页数：7