Infrared and Laser Engineering, Volume. 52, Issue 5, 20220645(2023)

Stray light analysis and suppression of broad-band spectral imaging system

Kaiyi Ji1,2, Yujie Xing1,2、*, Xinshang Niu1,2, Chunling He1,2, Xiong Dun1,2,3,4, and Xinbin Cheng1,2,3,4
Author Affiliations
  • 1MOE Key Laboratory of Advanced Micro-Structured Materials, Institute of Precision Optical Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
  • 2School of Physics Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
  • 3Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Digital Optics, Shanghai 200092, China
  • 4Shanghai Professional Technical Service Platform for Full-Spectrum and High-Performance Optical Thin Film Devices and Applications, Shanghai 200092, China
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    Figures & Tables(18)
    Optical path diagram of optical system
    3D diagram of a broad band spectral imaging system
    TracePro software optical simulation process
    (a) Normalized spectral curve; (b) Detector quantum efficiency curve; (c) Diffraction efficiency curves of grating orders
    Stray light coefficient of the system
    (a) Signal light propagation path at 0.8 μm; (b) Stray light propagation path at 0.8 μm
    Ray tracing at 0.4 μm
    Sub-area filter
    Spectrogram of the sub-area filter
    System stray light coefficient before and after suppression
    Linear variable bandpass filter
    Footprint diagram on the front surface of the filter
    Spectrogram of the linear variable bandpass filter
    System stray light coefficient before and after suppression
    • Table 1. Design parameters of optical system

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      Table 1. Design parameters of optical system

      ParameterValue
      Spectral range0.4-1.7
      F/# 3.2
      Spectral sampling interval/nm2.6
      Magnification1∶1
      Slit W×H/mm212.8×0.02
      Diffraction order k−1
    • Table 2. Detector characteristic parameters

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      Table 2. Detector characteristic parameters

      ParameterValue
      Detector typeInGaAs
      Number of pixels640×512
      Spectral response/μm0.4-1.7
      Detector pixel size/μm220×20
      Quantum efficiency>80% (peak)
    • Table 3. Theoretical signal energy at normalized light source energy, stray light energy and stray light coefficient

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      Table 3. Theoretical signal energy at normalized light source energy, stray light energy and stray light coefficient

      Wavelength/ μm −1 order−2 order−3 order−4 orderStray light coefficient
      1.00.17350.0011--0.0063
      1.10.15020.0041--0.0266
      1.20.13200.01570.000019-0.1064
      1.30.11310.03830.0012-0.2588
      1.40.09220.06400.0060-0.4316
      1.50.07370.08620.0134-0.5747
      1.60.05970.09790.01940.00080.6642
    • Table 4. The onset and cutoff wavelengths of the passband at different positions on the filter

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      Table 4. The onset and cutoff wavelengths of the passband at different positions on the filter

      Location/mmOnset wavelength/nmCutoff wavelength/nm
      4.741430520
      4.461500610
      3.780560700
      3.139630790
      2.497700880
      1.854770970
      1.2108401060
      0.4859001140
      –0.1629701230
      –1.13310401320
      –1.78311101410
      –2.43411801500
      –3.12812601590
      –3.70313201670
      –4.36213901760
      –5.06814701 850
      –5.34815001 890
      –5.66815401 930
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    Kaiyi Ji, Yujie Xing, Xinshang Niu, Chunling He, Xiong Dun, Xinbin Cheng. Stray light analysis and suppression of broad-band spectral imaging system[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2023, 52(5): 20220645

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    Paper Information

    Category: Optical design

    Received: Sep. 8, 2022

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Jul. 4, 2023

    The Author Email: Xing Yujie (2110692@tongji.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/IRLA20220645

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