Cryogenic optical design and testing of the focal plane optomechanical assembly for the Tropospheric Emission Spectrometer

Blake G. Crowther; John D. Elwell; Robert E. Anderson

doi:10.1117/12.405235

24 October 2000 Cryogenic optical design and testing of the focal plane optomechanical assembly for the Tropospheric Emission Spectrometer

Blake G. Crowther, John D. Elwell, Robert E. Anderson

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Proceedings Volume 4093, Current Developments in Lens Design and Optical Systems Engineering; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.405235
Event: International Symposium on Optical Science and Technology, 2000, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

The Tropospheric Emission Spectrometer (TES) is one of the instruments slated to fly on the EOS Aura satellite in 2003. TES is a Fourier transform spectrometer designed to measure the concentration of various tropospheric chemical species. The Focal Plane Opto-Mechanical Assemblies (FPOMAs) are situated at the end of the TES optical train and are comprised of cryogenic telescopes, reimaging optics, and focal planes. We present the cryogenic optical design of the FPOMA units and discuss optimization parameters and predicted performance. We present measured performance data and compare it with the predicted performance.

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Blake G. Crowther, John D. Elwell, and Robert E. Anderson "Cryogenic optical design and testing of the focal plane optomechanical assembly for the Tropospheric Emission Spectrometer", Proc. SPIE 4093, Current Developments in Lens Design and Optical Systems Engineering, (24 October 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.405235

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