Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 45, Issue 6, 0622002(2025)

Design and Evaluation of Mid-Resolution Ultraspectral Imager for SIF Detection

Bolun Cui1,*... Ning An1, Chiming Tong1, Zhaoying Zhang2, Zhiwen Chen3, Yunbin Yan1, Bingxiu Fang1, Bicen Li1 and Yongchang Li4 |Show fewer author(s)
Author Affiliations
  • 1General Research Office of Infrared and Spectral Technology, Beijing Institute of Space Mechanics and Electricity, Beijing 100094, China
  • 2International Institute of Earth System Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu , China
  • 3National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230029, Anhui , China
  • 4Aerospace Dongfanghong Satellite Co., Ltd., Beijing 100094, China
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    Figures & Tables(23)
    Function and composition diagram of MIRUS
    Optical layout of MIRUS
    MTF of optical system@7 lp/mm. (a) 0.670 μm; (b) 0.725 μm; (c) 0.780 μm
    Spot diagrams on different parts of FOV
    Spectral slit function. (a)‒(c) (0, 0), (0.805, 0), (1.500, 0) field of view at 0.670 μm; (d)‒(f) (0, 0), (0.805, 0), (1.500, 0) field of view at 0.725 μm; (g)‒(i) (0, 0), (0.805, 0), (1.500, 0) field of view at 0.780 μm
    Diffraction efficiency of different blazing angles and anti-blazing angles. (a) TE polarization; (b) TM polarization; (c) no polarization
    Diffraction efficiency of optimized grating
    Layout of the spectrometer
    Instrument line shape (ILS) for different wavelengths. (a) 673.5 nm; (b) 725.0 nm; (c) 779.0 nm
    FWHM for different wavelengths
    Smile for different wavelengths
    Keystone for different wavelength bands
    SNR for different wavelength bands
    Performance evaluation flow chart of MIRUS
    Radiance performance of MIRUS. (a) Simulated typical entrance pupil radiance; (b) SNR under typical radiance conditions
    SNR of SIFIS
    Retrieval accuracy of SIFIS. (a) σFs for different radiance; (b) relative error for different SNR
    Retrieval accuracy of MIRUS. (a) GSD is 100 m; (b) GSD is 200 m
    • Table 1. Main indicators of MIRUS

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      Table 1. Main indicators of MIRUS

      CharacteristicPerformance
      Wavelength /nm670‒780
      Full width at half-maximum (FWHM) /nm0.3
      Width of swath /km20
      GSD /(km×km)0.1×0.1 (non-binning), 0.2×0.2 (binning)
      Smile /nm0.02
      Keystone /nm0.02
      Signal-to-noise ratio (SNR)200@10 mW·m-2·sr-1·nm-1
    • Table 2. Overall performance parameters of optical system

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      Table 2. Overall performance parameters of optical system

      Optical parameterPerformance
      Wavelength /nm670‒780
      F#2
      Focal /mm321
      Pixel size /μm24
      Field of view (FOV) /(°)2.29
      Convex grating frequency /mm-11524.4
      Size /(mm×mm×mm)673×621×231
    • Table 3. Smile and keystone of the instrument

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      Table 3. Smile and keystone of the instrument

      Wavelength /

      μm

      SmileKeystone

      Range /

      μm

      Range of

      pixels /%

      Range /

      μm

      Range of pixels /%
      0.6700.2461.00.803.3
      0.7250.2571.100
      0.7800.1440.60.692.9
    • Table 4. Input parameters of MODTRAN 6.0

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      Table 4. Input parameters of MODTRAN 6.0

      ItemValue
      Atmospheric modeMid latitude summer
      Aerosol modeRural
      Surface albedo0.3
      Solar zenith /(°)22, 36, 45, 56
      Solar azimuth /(°)0, 55, 70, 72, 75
      Spectral range /nm670‒780
      Spectral resolution /nm0.3
      Spectral sample distance /nm0.1
    • Table 5. Comparison of SIFIS and MIRUS design indicators

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      Table 5. Comparison of SIFIS and MIRUS design indicators

      ParameterSIFISMIRUS
      GSD /(km×km)0.375×0.8000.1×0.1 (non-binning)
      Integration time /ms11414.2
      F#2.682
      Transmittance0.3480.613
      Spectral resolution /nm0.30.3
      Spectral sample distance /nm0.10.1
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    Bolun Cui, Ning An, Chiming Tong, Zhaoying Zhang, Zhiwen Chen, Yunbin Yan, Bingxiu Fang, Bicen Li, Yongchang Li. Design and Evaluation of Mid-Resolution Ultraspectral Imager for SIF Detection[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2025, 45(6): 0622002

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    Paper Information

    Category: Optical Design and Fabrication

    Received: Apr. 22, 2024

    Accepted: Jul. 16, 2024

    Published Online: Mar. 21, 2025

    The Author Email: Cui Bolun (boluncui@qq.com)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS240883

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