Integrated tuning elements for SIS mixers

The use of inductive elements to tune out the junction capacitance in SIS mixers is examined. Two new integrated tuning structures are introduced which overcome the limitations of earlier designs.The National Radio Astronomy Observatory is operated by the Associated Universities, Inc. under contract with the National Science Foundation.This paper was presented at the 1987 International Superconductivity Electronics Conference, Tokyo, Aug. 1987.     

Transparent Fourier transform spectrometer

We realized a transparent Fourier transform spectrometer and investigated its operating principle. The spectrometer consists of a low-reflectivity Fabry-Perot interferometer and a partially transparent photodetector, which allows for the operation of the spectrometer in transmission. By changing the distance between the low-reflectivity mirrors of the Fabry-Perot interferometer, the light intensity that reaches the partially transparent photodetector is modulated and the spectral information of the incident light is determined by the Fourier transform of the generated photocurrent. This transparent Fourier transform spectrometer allows easy miniaturization and integration into any kind of optical system.     

Field-compensated birefringent Fourier transform spectrometer

A field-compensation method applied for Savart birefringent Fourier transform spectrometer is presented. By using a combination of Savart plates fabricated from positive and negative birefringent materials, the useful solid angle of field of view can be increased by a large amount in broad spectral coverage. Compared to the conventional Fourier transform spectrometers, the compensated field angle has optical throughput higher by one order in magnitude. To demonstrate the effectiveness, a design example operating at 400-1100 nm with a large solid angle exceeding ± 40° is presented in detail.     

Fourier transform emission lifetime spectrometer

We report a rapid and low cost Fourier transform spectrometer that uses a path length modulated Michelson interferometer to simultaneously measure excitation spectra and excitation wavelength-dependent emission lifetimes. Excitation spectra and lifetimes of excited tris(2,2'-bipyridyl) ruthenium(II) measured using this technique corresponded to values known in the literature. Excitation-dependent lifetimes of porous silicon measured with this technique suggest the influence of quantum confinement effects. This method may be useful for measuring mixtures of emitting species with closely spaced lifetimes as well as studying excitation wavelength-dependent emission phenomena.     

教学用自组式傅里叶变换光谱仪

对原有的傅里叶变换光谱实验进行了全面的升级改造，研制了一种新型的教学用自组式傅里叶变换光谱仪，波长精度较原有实验提高了两个数量级，由该仪器构成的傅里叶变换光谱实验内涵丰富，不但可以使学生学习一种重要的光谱技术，更可以很好地培养学生综合运用所学知识解决实际问题的能力。     

傅里叶变换红外光谱仪干涉仪系统的设计

设计了一种基于立体角镜与固定平面镜组合的干涉仪系统,以解决传统傅里叶变换红外光谱仪中干涉仪系统由于动镜的倾斜与横移影响光谱质量的问题。系统包含一对立体角镜,两面相互垂直的固定平面镜,以及分束器。通过对立体角镜的倾斜与横移、立体角镜垂直度误差以及两固定平面镜的倾斜与垂直度误差对干涉信号初相位与调制度的影响进行分析,表明立体角镜的倾斜与横移、固定平面镜的垂直度误差等因素不会影响干涉信号的初相位与调制度;通过对干涉仪进行实际测试表明,仪器具有结构简单紧凑、密封性好、分辨率高以及抗震性强等优点。     

Birefringent prism based Fourier transform spectrometer

This paper presents the design of a rugged and compact Fourier transform spectrometer (FTS) utilizing a birefringent prism, a pair of polarizers and a linear CCD array. This design improves on existing FTS by eliminating moving parts and spreading the optical path difference (OPD) spatially (rather than temporal scanning), making the system smaller, more reliable, and dramatically reducing measurement times. Both the theoretical models for the design and experimental results of the prototype are presented. The optical performance is tested using LEDs of known wavelengths, with the fringe counting technique employed during interferogram acquisition to ensure accurate sampling of the interferogram at constant OPD intervals. Reconstructing the spectra showed that the detected wavelengths deviated from the actual wavelengths by less than 1 nm.     

Analysis of a moderate resolution Fourier transform imaging spectrometer

A moderate resolution Fourier transform imaging spectrometer based on a modified Michelson interferometer is presented. The moving part of the interferometer is a moving wedged prism (MWP) instead of a moving mirror. The principle of the interferometer is described and the optical path difference as a function of the displacement of the MWP is calculated. Theoretical calculation and analysis are presented for the two moveable directions (hypotenuse and right angle side) of the MWP. The modified Michelson interferometer is not so sensitive to the non-uniform variation of moving speed and the environmental vibrations compared with the conventional Michelson interferometer. It is compact and has a large numerical aperture. The interferometer facilitated by CCD camera and the accompanying digital hardware and software are becoming the imaging spectrometer with moderate resolution is applicable in ultraviolet-infrared region.     

Fourier transform ultraviolet-visible spectrometer based on a beam-folding technique

A beam-folding technique in optical interferometry, where the number of beam folds used can be very large, is reported. This technique can be used as a low-cost position-tracking method in a Fourier transform spectrometer (FTS) to cover the broad spectral range from UV to IR. The main advantage gained is the simple position-tracking algorithm used in sampling the interferogram. We have developed a UV-visible FTS, whose wavelength coverage is limited only by the optical elements (350 nm(-1) microm with off-the-shelf components). Preliminary results show that it can achieve a resolution of approximately 4 cm(-1) even with a ball-bearing translation stage.     

A Fourier transform Raman spectrometer with visible laser excitation

We present the development and performance of a Fourier transformation (FT)‐based Raman spectrometer working with visible laser (532 nm) excitation. It is generally thought that FT‐Raman spectrometers are not viable in the visible range where shot noise limits the detector performance and therein they are outperformed by grating based, dispersive ones. We show that contrary to this common belief, the recent advances of high‐performance interference filters makes the FT‐Raman design a valid alternative to dispersive Raman spectrometers for samples which do not luminesce. We critically compare the performance of our spectrometer to two dispersive ones: a home‐built single channel and a state‐of‐the‐art charge coupled device‐based instruments. We demonstrate a similar or even better sensitivity than the charge coupled device‐based dispersive spectrometer particularly when the laser power density is considered. The instrument possesses all the known advantages of the FT principle of spectral accuracy, high throughput, and economic design. We also discuss the general considerations, which helps the community reassess the utility of the different Raman spectrometer designs. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

High-resolution spectroscopy of some gaseous molecules with a submillimetre Fourier transform spectrometer

High-resolution measurements on some gaseous molecules have been made with a lamellar-grating Fourier transform spectrometer. The instrument has a nominal unapodized resolution of 0.028 cm⁻¹ and an accuracy of frequency of ±0.0019 cm⁻¹. The measured results on gaseous H₂O, CO, N₂O, CH₃CN, CH₃Cl and CH₃OH are shown and discussed.     

空间调制微型傅里叶变换红外光谱仪研究

针对目前环境、医疗、空间、气象、军事及安全等领域对傅里叶变换红外光谱仪微小型化、轻量化及固态化的迫切需求,提出并研究了一种以MOEMS多级微反射镜为核心器件的空间调制微型傅里叶变换红外光谱仪。在理论研究方面,建立了空间调制微型傅里叶变换红外光谱仪的物理模型,探究了该系统的光场分割与空间采样的光学原理;分析了多级微反射镜的衍射效应,提出了一种通过补边抑制衍射噪声抑制方法;进行了多级微反射镜采样误差的分析,并提出了基于最小二乘拟合的修正算法;通过对光源空间相干性、准直系统像差以及入射光场均匀性的分析,确定了光学系统的总体设计指标;通过对多级微反射镜基片加工精度、分束器材料色散特性和膜层透射效率等的计算分析,确定了干涉系统的设计方法与技术参数。在核心技术方面,提出了两个多级微反射镜的3种制作方法,分析了制作误差的来源及对系统性能的影响。通过工艺设计及实验条件探索,分别采用电铸法、真空镀膜法以及斜面倾角叠片法制作了两个多级微反射镜。在系统设计方面,进行了红外准直与缩束系统的光学设计,对整体光机系统进行了建模仿真,分析了杂散光噪声的来源。在图谱处理方面,利用过零采样方式,通过图像分割算法,获取了干涉图采样序列;通过对干涉图序列的插值、补零、延拓与卷积方法,完成了光谱相位误差的校正;通过离散傅里叶变换解调,实现了由干涉图像到信号光谱的数据反演。最后研究了系统光机整体的集成组装技术,并对原理样机进行了实验测试。本文研制的空间调制微型傅里叶变换红外光谱仪的特点在于:取消了动镜驱动机构与采样控制机构,具有微小型与轻量化的特点;干涉图的采样由多级微反射镜完成,其空间采样的方式增加了系统的稳定性与可靠性,实时采样的特点增加了系统的快速性与有效性;多级微反射镜阵列采用MOEMS工艺技术制作,增加了系统的采样精度。该光谱仪系统的结构及制作方法具有自主知识产权,并具有广阔的应用前景。     

全反射式高分辨率傅里叶成像光谱仪的研究

提出了一种基于分波前干涉结构的全反射式高分辨率傅里叶变换成像光谱仪。其中前置望远系统及干涉成像系统都采用了反射式光学元件,反射表面镀金属反射膜,使系统可应用与很宽的光谱范围内。分析和讨论了光谱仪的工作原理及光学结构,设计了两种可行的光路结构图,并通过初步实验验证了系统的基本性能。     

Time-domain surface profile imaging via a hyperspectral Fourier transform spectrometer

We describe a method for time-domain surface profile measurements via white-light reflection spectroscopy using a hyperspectral Fourier transform spectrometer (HS-FTS). This technique measures the frequency of the spectral modulation of reflected light from a multilayer optical surface and reports the spatially resolved optical thickness. Owing to the Fourier relationship, the Fourier transform spectrometer manifests this spectral modulation as temporal satellites in interferogram space. We show that measurement of the positions of these satellites can be used to reconstruct the optical thickness profile over a surface using the HS-FTS.     

全景环形成像傅里叶变换光谱仪光学系统设计

提出了一种可以实现红外全景环形光谱成像的新型傅里叶变换成像光谱仪结构,该成像光谱仪以共焦双曲反射镜组作为全景环形集光器,利用Schwarzchild物镜进行准直,结合弹光调制干涉仪,成像透镜组以及HgCdTe红外焦平面阵列构成。介绍了全景环形成像傅里叶变换光谱仪基本工作原理及成像特性,讨论了双曲面反射全景环形集光器和Schwarzchild物镜准直器等各光学结构的设计方法,并给出了设计结果及优化方案。最后,采用Zemax光学设计软件对系统进行了光线追迹和优化,结果表明,成像光谱仪工作在8 ｍ~12 ｍ波段,有效焦距为-0.67 mm,侧向视场为40~80,F#0.9,像点弥散斑RMS半径为20.116 m,在一个像元直径内,MTF在16 lp/mm处均高于0.5,且各视场一致性较好,OPD像差在0.4范围内,成像质量良好。     

The mm-wave dielectric measurements with an electric-field cross-correlation Fourier transform spectrometer

A method for measuring complex permittivity based on an electric-field cross-correlation Fourier transform spectrometer was proposed. Its principle can be extended over the whole microwave region. Two typical solid media, teflon and plexigrass, and a kind of sand were measured in 8mm-wave region by the method. The results show that this method has potentialities to perform accurate permittivity measurements.Supported by Foundation of Specialities Opened to Doctorate Study     

A double pass rapid scanning Fourier transform spectrometer for plasma diagnostics

The construction and the performance of a double pass rapid scanning Fourier transform spectrometer are described. The instrument covers a frequency range below 900 GHz. It has a maximum spectral resolution of 6.6 GHz and a maximum time resolution of 10 msec. The spectrometer has been applied to JIPP T-II device at Institute of Plasma Physics in Nagoya University. Electron cyclotron emission from the device has been measured and the electron temperature of the plasma has been obtained. The results are shown.     

高分辨率傅里叶变换成像光谱仪光谱重建并行算法

高分辨率傅里叶变换成像光谱仪具有高空间分辨率和高光谱分辨率的特点,但光谱重建时间冗长。通过对傅里叶变换光谱重建流程分析,为研制的1024pixel(光谱维)×1024piexl(像宽)×1024piexl(像高)高分辨率紫外傅里叶变换成像光谱仪的数据立方体反演,设计了一种并行优化算法。实验表明,在6核处理器上对512M和2G的数据立方体进行变换,时间分别只需88.33s和489.75s,加速比分别为3.70和3.04,大幅度提高了运算效率。如将该算法应用到更多内核处理器上,可得到更高的加速比和更少的运算时间。     

Fourier transform spectrometer instrument lineshape (ILS) retrieval by Fourier deconvolution

This work presents a Fourier deconvolution (FD) technique for retrieving the instrument lineshape (ILS) function of high-resolution Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectrometers. The ILS retrieved by FD is compared with the results obtained using the LINEFIT technique of Hase. The effect of a non-ideal ILS function on quantitative analysis of HBr is explored and improvements in the results of quantitative analyses are demonstrated.     

Miniaturized time-scanning Fourier transform spectrometer based on silicon technology

We present a miniaturized Fourier transform spectrometer (FTS) based on optical microelectromechanical system technology. The FTS is a Michelson interferometer with one scanning mirror. A new type of electrostatic comb drive actuator moves the mirror. We have measured a nonlinearity of the driving system of +/-0.5 mum for a displacement of 38.5 mum . A method is presented to correct the spectrum to get rid of the nonlinearity. The driving reproducibility is +/-25 nm. The measured resolution of the spectrometer after the phase correction is 6 nm at a wavelength of 633 nm.