Optics and Precision Engineering, Volume. 29, Issue 9, 2009(2021)

Optical design of grating spectrograph for solar CO 4.66 μm spectrum observation

Ye-yan WEI1...2,3, Xian-yong BAI1,2,4, Zhi-yong ZHANG1,2,4, Zhi-wei FENG1,2,3,*, and Qian SONG1,23 |Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing000, China
  • 2School of Astronomy and Space Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100049, China
  • 3Key Laboratory of Optical Astronomy, National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100101, China
  • 4Key Laboratory of Solar Activity, National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100101, China
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    To meet the requirements of the solar mid-infrared spectral band CO 4.66-μm spectrum observations, a high-resolution mid-infrared spectrograph with a 4.667-μm central wavelength was designed. First, the technical indicators were studied based on the requirements of the scientific observations that have to be made. The entire spectrograph was put in a vacuum liquid-nitrogen refrigeration vessel to reduce the background radiation from the infrared equipment. An echelle is used in the spectrograph as a spectrum splitter to increase the observation resolution. The optical configuration of the spectrograph uses a creative structure by combining the Littrow structure and the Three-Mirror Anastigmatic (TMA) technology. Such a structure provides better imaging quality and optical path compression. In addition, the TMA structure has dual functions, as the collimating and imaging optical paths. The design and optimization methods of the coaxial three-mirror structure, TMA structure, and spectrograph structure were also studied based on the coaxial three-mirror system's geometrical optical imaging theory. The designed spectrograph has a size of less than 700 mm, a focal length of 1 300 mm, a numerical aperture of 0.035, and a field of view of 20.3'×0.158'. The imaging quality of the spectrograph system was evaluated, with results indicating that, within the working wavelength, the root-mean-square diameter of the spot diagram is less than 5 μm, and the energy focuses on one pixel. Therefore, the spectrograph meets the design requirements.

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    Ye-yan WEI, Xian-yong BAI, Zhi-yong ZHANG, Zhi-wei FENG, Qian SONG. Optical design of grating spectrograph for solar CO 4.66 μm spectrum observation[J]. Optics and Precision Engineering, 2021, 29(9): 2009

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    Paper Information

    Category: Modern Applied Optics

    Received: Jan. 20, 2021

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Nov. 22, 2021

    The Author Email: FENG Zhi-wei (zhwf@bao.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.37188/OPE.20212909.2009

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