Characterization methods of integrated optics for mid-infrared interferometry

Lucas Labadie; Pierre Y. Kern; Isabelle Schanen-Duport; Jean-Emmanuel Broquin

doi:10.1117/12.551498

20 October 2004 Characterization methods of integrated optics for mid-infrared interferometry

Lucas Labadie, Pierre Y. Kern, Isabelle Schanen-Duport, Jean-Emmanuel Broquin

Proceedings Volume 5491, New Frontiers in Stellar Interferometry; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.551498
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2004, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Abstract

This article deals with one of the important instrumentation challenges of the stellar interferometry mission IRSI-Darwin of the European Space Agency: the necessity to have a reliable and performant system for beam combination has enlightened the advantages of an integrated optics solution, which is already in use for ground-base interferometry in the near infrared. Integrated optics provides also interesting features in terms of filtering, which is a main issue for the deep null to be reached by Darwin. However, Darwin will operate in the mid infrared range from 4 microns to 20 microns where no integrated optics functions are available on-the-shelf. This requires extending the integrated optics concept and the undergoing technology in this spectral range. This work has started with the IODA project (Integrated Optics for Darwin) under ESA contract and aims to provide a first component for interferometry. In this paper are presented the guidelines of the characterization work that is implemented to test and validate the performances of a component at each step of the development phase. We present also an example of characterization experiment used within the frame of this work, is theoretical approach and some results.

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Lucas Labadie, Pierre Y. Kern, Isabelle Schanen-Duport, and Jean-Emmanuel Broquin "Characterization methods of integrated optics for mid-infrared interferometry", Proc. SPIE 5491, New Frontiers in Stellar Interferometry, (20 October 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.551498

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