Micromirror-array unit-magnification multiobject spectrograph for NGST

Frederic Zamkotsian; Kjetil Dohlen; Veronique Buat; Denis Burgarella

doi:10.1117/12.393976

28 July 2000 Micromirror-array unit-magnification multiobject spectrograph for NGST

Frederic Zamkotsian, Kjetil Dohlen, Veronique Buat, Denis Burgarella

Proceedings Volume 4013, UV, Optical, and IR Space Telescopes and Instruments; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.393976
Event: Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation, 2000, Munich, Germany

Abstract

A Multi-Object Spectrograph (MOS) based on micro-opto- electro-mechanical systems is one of the three core instruments selected for the NGST. Our group is involved in the preliminary studies on a promising solution for this instrument using a Micro-Mirror Array (MMA). We have focused our work towards three main topics: surface characterization of the micro-mirrors, MMA optical modeling, and optical design for the MOS. An accurate surface characterization method, based upon Foucault's knife-edge test has been developed, for measuring sub-nanometer deformations. Using the non-sequential ray tracing ability of our ray-tracing program, we have simulated a block of nine micro-mirrors with individual tilt angles, for properly designing an MMA- MOS. Finally, two different concepts for the MOS have been studied: a spectrograph with focal reduction, and a unit- magnification spectrograph preceded by a focal adaptator. The unit-magnification all-reflecting spectrograph is very promising, with a compact design, a perfectly plane image surface, and geometrical spots smaller than the detector pixels.

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Frederic Zamkotsian, Kjetil Dohlen, Veronique Buat, and Denis Burgarella "Micromirror-array unit-magnification multiobject spectrograph for NGST", Proc. SPIE 4013, UV, Optical, and IR Space Telescopes and Instruments, (28 July 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.393976

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