Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Jan 1984
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1984spie..445...28t&link_type=abstract
IN: Instrumentation in astronomy V; Proceedings of the Fifth Meeting, London, England, September 7-9, 1983 (A85-25360 10-89). Be
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Coatings, Fabry-Perot Spectrometers, Infrared Astronomy, Infrared Spectrometers, Mirrors, Optical Materials, Spectral Reflectance, Astronomical Spectroscopy, Dielectrics, Optical Thickness
Scientific paper
A number of Fabry-Perot (FP) coating designs have been developed specifically for IR astronomy. These have been optimized for uniform reflectance over five contiguous spectral ranges of particular astronomical interest between 1 and 5 microns. Wavelength coverage in individual designs is given by (maximum wavelength/minimum wavelength) greater than 1.4, over which reflective finesse is maintained near 35. Consideration has been made for the peculiar requirements of FP coatings. Visual alignment and testing of the FP has been made convenient by bringing the reflective finesse of the coating at 632.8 nm to the same value as the main IR reflection band. For example, a calcium fluoride FP can be aligned and tested at 632.8-nm He-Ne laser line, with the assurance of a corresponding finesse and spectral resolving power over its IR (3.6-5.1-micron) range. In addition, the FP can be used for IR spectroscopy while being simultaneously monitored and/or actively controlled at the laser wavelength. The potential for the coating itself to degrade the effective surface flatness of the FP through either mechanical stress or thickness nonuniformities is minimized by reducing to a minimum the number and thickness of coating layers. Several of these coatings have been fabricated and are actively in use at a number of observatories.
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