Physics – Optics
Scientific paper
Sep 2006
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2006spie.6297e..10k&link_type=abstract
Infrared Spaceborne Remote Sensing XIV. Edited by Strojnik, Marija. Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 6297, pp. 62970F (2006).
Physics
Optics
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Scientific paper
Access to an internal calibration reference system during flight is an important requirement for contemporary remote sensing missions. L-3 Communications SSG-Tinsley has designed, built, and tested a novel internal calibration source based on ribbon sources. Via a flip-in mirror, the source assembly couples light through the field stop of an off-axis reimaging telescope to provide a reliable test of the following optics and electronics. Non-imaging illumination design principles assure uniform illumination of the sensor focal plane at levels adjustable over a very wide dynamic range. The source assembly can be packaged into a compact, lightweight, and efficient flight unit for convenient installation at an accessible location on the telescope. While the prototype source was specifically designed to match the GIFTS telescope as a representative example of an off-axis re-imaging telescope, the design principles are flexible to allow optimization for any comparable telescope system.
Cucchiaro Paul J.
Jacobs Eric S.
Kintner Eric C.
Koshel John R.
Wong Wallace K.
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