Characteristic evaluation of a near-infrared Fabry-Pérot filter for the InfraRed Imaging Magnetograph (IRIM)

Wenda Cao; Carsten J. Denker; Haimin Wang; J. Ma; M. Qu; Jinshan Wang; Philip R. Goode

doi:10.1117/12.506429

4 February 2004 Characteristic evaluation of a near-infrared Fabry-Perot filter for the InfraRed Imaging Magnetograph (IRIM)

Wenda Cao, Carsten J. Denker, Haimin Wang, J. Ma, M. Qu, Jinshan Wang, Philip R. Goode

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Proceedings Volume 5171, Telescopes and Instrumentation for Solar Astrophysics; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.506429
Event: Optical Science and Technology, SPIE's 48th Annual Meeting, 2003, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

The InfraRed Imaging Magnetograph (IRIM) is a high temporal resolution, high spatial resolution, high spectral resolving power, and high magnetic sensitivity solar two-dimensional narrow-band spectro-polarimeter working in the near infrared from 1.0 μm to 1.7 μm at Big Bear Solar Observatory (BBSO). It consists of an interference filter, a polarization analyzer, a birefringent filter, and a Fabry-Perot etalon. As the narrowest filter of IRIM, the infrared Fabry-Perot plays a very important role in achieving the narrow band transmission of ~ 10 pm and high throughput between 85% and 95% for the full wavelength range, maintaining wavelength tuning ability from 1.0 to 1.7 μm, and assuring stability and reliability. As the third of a series of publications describing IRIM, this paper outlines a set of methods to evaluate the near infrared Fabry-Perot etalon. Two-dimensional characteristic maps of the near infrared Fabry-Perot etalon, including the bandpass ▵λ, effective finesse F_eff, peak transmission τ_max, along with a free spectral range, flatness, roughness, and stability and repeatability were obtained with laboratory equipment. These measured results will benefit the optimization of IRIM design and observational mode of the future.

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Wenda Cao, Carsten J. Denker, Haimin Wang, J. Ma, M. Qu, Jinshan Wang, and Philip R. Goode "Characteristic evaluation of a near-infrared Fabry-Perot filter for the InfraRed Imaging Magnetograph (IRIM)", Proc. SPIE 5171, Telescopes and Instrumentation for Solar Astrophysics, (4 February 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.506429

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