Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics – Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2009-02-04
Opt.Express 17:1947-1962,2009
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
16 pages, published in OSA Optics Express (see http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?uri=oe-17-3-1947)
Scientific paper
10.1364/OE.17.001947
Research activities during the last decade have shown the strong potential of photonic devices to greatly simplify ground based and space borne astronomical instruments and to improve their performance. We focus specifically on the mid-infrared wavelength regime (about 5-20 microns), a spectral range offering access to warm objects (about 300 K) and to spectral features that can be interpreted as signatures for biological activity (e.g. water, ozone, carbon dioxide). We review the relevant research activities aiming at the development of single-mode guided optics and the corresponding manufacturing technologies. We evaluate the experimentally achieved performance and compare it with the performance requirements for applications in various fields of astronomy. Our goal is to show a perspective for future astronomical instruments based on mid-infrared photonic devices.
Labadie Lucas
Wallner Oswald
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