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Minimizing instrumental polarization in the Multiangle SpectroPolarmetric Imager (MSPI) using diattenuation balancing between the three mirror coatingsFormat | Member Price | Non-Member Price |
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Paper Abstract
Special enhanced silver mirror coatings were designed and fabricated to minimize the polarization introduced by a three-mirror
off-axis high-accuracy telescope. A system diattenuation of approximately 1% in the VIS-NIR was achieved by
both reducing the diattenuation from each mirror individually and by balancing the diattenuations introduced by the
three mirrors over the spectral range. This process of low-polarization engineering involves minimizing system
polarization introduced by surface geometry, thin film coatings and birefringent elements, and measuring the system. In
this report we will outline a methodology to minimize instrumental polarization aberrations, with an emphasis on
achieving low diattenuation in the MSPI camera, given its off-axis geometry and coating design constraints imposed by
the space-based application. This polarization balancing technique for mirror coatings can be applied to astrophysics
applications.
Paper Details
Date Published: 28 July 2008
PDF: 8 pages
Proc. SPIE 7013, Optical and Infrared Interferometry, 701355 (28 July 2008); doi: 10.1117/12.791941
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 7013:
Optical and Infrared Interferometry
Markus Schöller; William C. Danchi; Françoise Delplancke, Editor(s)
PDF: 8 pages
Proc. SPIE 7013, Optical and Infrared Interferometry, 701355 (28 July 2008); doi: 10.1117/12.791941
Show Author Affiliations
Anna-Britt Mahler, College of Optical Sciences, The Univ. of Arizona (United States)
Nasrat A. Raouf, Jet Propulsion Lab. (United States)
Paula K. Smith, College of Optical Sciences, The Univ. of Arizona (United States)
Nasrat A. Raouf, Jet Propulsion Lab. (United States)
Paula K. Smith, College of Optical Sciences, The Univ. of Arizona (United States)
Stephen C. McClain, College of Optical Sciences, The Univ. of Arizona (United States)
Russell A. Chipman, College of Optical Sciences, The Univ. of Arizona (United States)
Russell A. Chipman, College of Optical Sciences, The Univ. of Arizona (United States)
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 7013:
Optical and Infrared Interferometry
Markus Schöller; William C. Danchi; Françoise Delplancke, Editor(s)
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