Dr. Quentin P. Vinckier Profile

Dr. Quentin P. Vinckier

at Jet Propulsion Lab

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Publications (7)

Proceedings Article | 20 October 2023 Poster + Paper

Ultra-compact imaging spectrometer for the lunar surface (UCIS-Moon): instrument alignment and laboratory optical performance

Holly Bender, Abigail Fraeman, Christopher Smith, Megan Gibson, Robert Green, David Thompson, Michael Eastwood, Quentin Vinckier, Mark Helmlinger, Byron Van Gorp, Ian Mckinley, Charles Sarture, Pantazis Mouroulis

Proceedings Volume 12688, 126880J (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2678070

KEYWORDS: Equipment, Spectroscopy, Spectral response, Telescopes, Optical alignment, Short wave infrared radiation, Infrared spectroscopy, Minerals

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Proceedings Article | 30 September 2022 Presentation + Paper

Optical design and performance of the Lunar Trailblazer High-resolution Volatiles and Minerals Moon Mapper (HVM3)

Holly Bender, Christopher Smith, Bethany Ehlmann, David Thompson, Quentin Vinckier, Pantazis Mouroulis

Proceedings Volume 12235, 1223503 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2632552

KEYWORDS: Spectroscopy, Telescopes, Sensors, Optical design, Optical alignment, Infrared spectroscopy, Minerals, Space operations, Tolerancing

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Proceedings Article | 30 September 2022 Presentation + Paper

The Visible Mid-wave Dyson Imaging Spectrometer (VMDIS)

Quentin Vinckier, Robert Green, Pantazis Mouroulis, Peter Sullivan, Christopher Smith, Timothy Lin, Mason Mok, Daniel Preston, Cole Meyers, Holly Bender, Zachary Small, Bethany Ehlmann, Abigail Fraeman

Proceedings Volume 12235, 1223504 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2632315

KEYWORDS: Optical alignment, Imaging spectrometry, Remote sensing, Optical design, Hyperspectral imaging

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The Visible Mid-wave Dyson Imaging Spectrometer (VMDIS) is a JPL-developed prototype instrument whose main goal is to address three key technical challenges for the next generation of imaging spectrometers for solar system exploration: (1) High signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) measurements for mapping of minerals and volatiles on solar system targets including comets, asteroids, rocky moons, icy moons, and planets especially Mars; (2) Miniaturization for low-cost mission platforms (reducing the size, mass, and power requirements compared to current options); and (3) excellent spectral cross-track and spectral-spatial uniformity required by todays advanced algorithms for rigorous quantitation with uncertainties. The core of VMDIS is the imaging spectrometer instrument: an optically fast F/1.8 Dyson imaging spectrometer covering a spectral range from 600 nm to 3600 nm, with a spectral sampling of 7 nm. Different telescopes can be used with different implementations of VMDIS to tailor the IFOV and FOV of the instrument. With its prototype telescope, the instrument enables a field of view (FOV) of 28°, with an instantaneous FOV of 0.5 milliradians subtended by each 18 μm cross-track pixel. The size of the VMDIS prototype including the telescope and heritage electronics is roughly equal to 3U (3 units – 1 unit measuring approximately 10×10×10 cm), with a mass < 8 kg and payload power < 40 W. With next generation electronics in development this mass falls below 3 kg. We present an overview of the optical, mechanical, and thermal design of VMDIS, which is required to fabricate this instrument within very demanding resource allocations. The design of the signal chain electronics is also detailed. In addition, preliminary alignment, characterization, and calibration measurements, obtained with the instrument operating in relevant space-type environment, are also discussed. While tested with an available 30-μm detector array, VMDIS is designed for a 18-μm digital readout detector array. VMDIS is intended to pave the way for future low-cost, small form factor imaging spectrometers with state-of-the-art performance in terms of combination of spectral range, high throughput, exceptional uniformity, as well as configuration flexibility for both orbital and landed mission, for the next decade and beyond.

Proceedings Article | 25 February 2020 Presentation + Paper

Application of optical frequency comb in LISA space laser interferometry

Nan Yu, Quentin Vinckier, Ivan Grudinin, Daniel Rieländer, Massimo Tinto

Proceedings Volume 11296, 112962M (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2554138

KEYWORDS: Interferometers, Frequency combs, Oscillators, Clocks, Space operations

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Proceedings Article | 18 September 2018 Presentation + Paper

The Lunar Flashlight CubeSat instrument: a compact SWIR laser reflectometer to quantify and map water ice on the surface of the moon

Udo Wehmeier, Quentin Vinckier, R. Glenn Sellar, Christopher Paine, Paul Hayne, Mahmood Bagheri, Mina Rais-Zadeh, Siamak Forouhar, Jessica Loveland, Jacob Shelton

Proceedings Volume 10769, 107690H (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2320643

KEYWORDS: Receivers, Sensors, Electronics, Space operations, Signal to noise ratio, Reflectometry, Mirrors, Short wave infrared radiation

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