Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 41, Issue 7, 0730003(2021)

Optical Design of 3-Order Solar Extreme Ultraviolet Narrowband Slitless Imaging Spectrometer

Yangguang Xing1,2,3, Lin Li1、*, Jilong Peng2、**, Shanshan Wang1、***, and Yinuo Cheng4
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Optics and Photonics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
  • 2Beijing Institute of Spacecraft Environment Engineering, Beijing 100094, China
  • 3National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Reliability and Environment Engineering, Beijing 100094, China
  • 4Department of Precision Instrument, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100091, China
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    Schematic of three-order slitless imaging spectrometer. (a) Optical layout of MOSES; (b) solar images with three diffraction orders by single snapshot
    Schematic of three-order slitless imaging spectrometer with new optical layout
    Ray-tracing model for three-order slitless imaging spectrometer
    Geometric optics model for off-axis hyperbolic mirror
    Schematic of aberration-corrected EVLS grating
    Sun flare spectrum from SDO/EVE
    Optical layout of solar EUV slitless imaging spectrometer. (a) 2D optical layout; (b) 3D model diagram
    Ruling density distribution of EVLS grating
    Curve of aberration term of astigmatisms. (a) Tangential astigmatism for -1 order; (b) tangential astigmatism for +1 order; (c) sagittal astigmatism for -1 order; (d) sagittal astigmatism for +1 order
    Curve of aberration term of coma. (a) Coma for -1 order; (b) coma for +1 order
    Maximum grid distortion change with wavelength under marginal FOV. (a) -1 order; (b) +1 order
    Variation of RMS radius of spot for -1 order. (a) RMS radius of spot versus wavelength in the different off-axis FOVs; (b) RMS radius of spot versus FOV in the different wavelength
    Variation of RMS radius of spot for +1 order. (a) RMS radius of spot versus wavelength in the different off-axis FOVs; (b) RMS radius of spot versus FOV in the different wavelength
    Spot diagrams in 0 order imaging plane under the different FOVs and RMS radius of spot versus FOV for 0 order. (a) Spot diagrams in 0 order imaging plane under the different FOVs; (b) RMS radius of spot versus FOV for 0 order
    MTFs of design system under different diffraction orders. (a) -1 order; (b) +1 order; (c) 0 order
    Diffraction enclosed energy to evaluate system’s spatial resolution. (a) -1 order; (b) +1 order; (c) 0 order
    Spectral resolution simulation verification for ±1 diffraction orders. (a)(b) -1 order; (c)(d) +1 order
    Transmission of Si filter with 0.1 μm thickness
    Reflectance versus wavelength for SiC/Mg multilayer
    Efficiency versus wavelength for EVLS grating
    Effective area of slitless imaging spectrometer versus wavelength
    • Table 1. Specifications of the solar EUV slitless imaging spectrometer

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      Table 1. Specifications of the solar EUV slitless imaging spectrometer

      InstrumentWavelength /nm2D FOV /(arcmin×arcmin)Spatialresolution /arcsecSpectralresolution /(10-4 nm)PrimarymirrorSecondarymirrorLength /mm
      MOSES-0629.4--31.410×200.630SULS gratingFold flat2400
      Our design29.4--31.420×200.635HyperbolaEVLS grating910
    • Table 2. Fjk terms with their associate aberrations

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      Table 2. Fjk terms with their associate aberrations

      TermAberration
      F10 and F01Basic grating equation
      F20Tangential astigmatism
      F02Sagittal astigmatism
      F11Off-axis defocusing
      F30 and F21Coma
      F12Field curvature
      F40, F22 and F04Spherical aberration
    • Table 3. Specifications and optical element parameters for slitless imaging spectrometer

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      Table 3. Specifications and optical element parameters for slitless imaging spectrometer

      Specification
      Spectral range /nm29.4--31.4
      FOV /(arcmin×arcmin)20×20
      Spectral resolution /(10-4 nm)35
      Spatial resolution /arcsec0.6 (440 km)
      Line-of-sight velocity /(km·s-1)>34.5
      High cadence /s<10
      System focal length /mm4500
      Pixel size of detectors /μm13 (2048×2048)
      Envelope size of optical system /(mm×mm×mm)910×310×60
      Telescope design
      RT /mm1520
      Conic-1.307
      Δ /mm80
      Spectral imaging system design
      Field stop size /(mm×mm)4.5×4.5
      1d0 /mm-13600
      m+1 order, 0 order, and -1 order
      Grating parameterInitialOptimum
      rA /mm150150
      β6×5.905×
      i /(°)5.135.4
      a /mm360.000352.906
      b /mm305.010300.957
      c /mm302.425300.034
      ζ2-0.04448-0.04736
      ζ3-0.006852-0.007201
      Ruling area /(mm×mm)25×25
      Three independent detectors design
      OrderWavelength /nmTilt angle of detectors /(°)
      -1 order29.4--31.414.66
      0 order29.4--31.427.95
      +1 order29.4--31.432.71
    • Table 4. Periodic SiC/Mg multilayer parameters

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      Table 4. Periodic SiC/Mg multilayer parameters

      γ /(°)d / nmτNδSiC-Mg /nmδMg-SiC /nm
      84.615.270.22402.01.0
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    Yangguang Xing, Lin Li, Jilong Peng, Shanshan Wang, Yinuo Cheng. Optical Design of 3-Order Solar Extreme Ultraviolet Narrowband Slitless Imaging Spectrometer[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2021, 41(7): 0730003

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    Category: Spectroscopy

    Received: Oct. 9, 2020

    Accepted: Nov. 24, 2020

    Published Online: Apr. 11, 2021

    The Author Email: Li Lin (bit421@bit.edu.cn), Peng Jilong (JL_Peng@hotmail.com), Wang Shanshan (wshan@bit.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS202141.0730003

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