Advancement of optical component control for an imaging Fabry-Perot interferometer

Allen M. Larar; William B. Cook; Michael A. Flood; Joel F. Campbell; Charles M. Boyer

doi:10.1117/12.830591

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22 September 2009 Advancement of optical component control for an imaging Fabry-Perot interferometer

Allen M. Larar, William B. Cook, Michael A. Flood, Joel F. Campbell, Charles M. Boyer

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Proceedings Volume 7474, Sensors, Systems, and Next-Generation Satellites XIII; 74741O (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.830591
Event: SPIE Remote Sensing, 2009, Berlin, Germany

Abstract

Risk mitigation activities associated with a prototype imaging Fabry-Perot Interferometer (FPI) system are continuing at the NASA Langley Research Center. The system concept and technology center about enabling and improving future space-based atmospheric composition missions, with a current focus on observing tropospheric ozone around 9.6 micron, while having applicability toward measurement in different spectral regions and other applications. Recent activities have focused on improving an optical element control subsystem to enable precise and accurate positioning and control of etalon plates; this is needed to provide high system spectral fidelity critical for enabling the required ability to spectrally-resolve atmospheric line structure. The latest results pertaining to methodology enhancements, system implementation, and laboratory characterization testing are discussed.

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Allen M. Larar, William B. Cook, Michael A. Flood, Joel F. Campbell, and Charles M. Boyer "Advancement of optical component control for an imaging Fabry-Perot interferometer", Proc. SPIE 7474, Sensors, Systems, and Next-Generation Satellites XIII, 74741O (22 September 2009); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.830591

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