Acta Optica Sinica (Online), Volume. 2, Issue 15, 1512001(2025)

Technical Issues and Challenges in In-Situ Infrared Spectroscopic Detection for Lunar Polar Regions (Invited)

Chengguang Li1,2, Jinning Li1,2, Zhendong Wang1,2, Runfeng Zhang1, Rui Xu1,2、**, and Zhiping He1,2、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Key Laboratory of Space Active Opto-Electronics Technology, Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200083, China
  • 2University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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    Solar elevation angle distributions. (a) Variation of solar elevation angle over time in polar regions; (b) comparison of solar elevation angles at landing sites of the Chang'e mission series
    Average illumination distributions at the lunar south pole[13]. (a) Image of the lunar south pole captured by LRO camera; (b) illumination rate distribution
    Seasonal thermal radiation temperature distributions above 80°S at the lunar south pole[14]. (a)(b) Nighttime local time (00:00—01:00); (c)(d) daytime local time (12:00—13:00)
    Comparison of spectral irradiance at the landing zones of the Chang'e-4 and Chang'e-8 missions. (a) Solar spectral irradiance AM0 curve at the Earth's exoatmosphere; (b) emitted spectral radiance curves; (c) total spectral radiance curves; (d) ratio of total spectral radiance between Chang'e-4 and Chang'e-8 landers
    Comparison of spectral radiance among different targets
    VNIS dual-channel signal-to-noise ratio curves
    Infrared spectrometer detection chain and physical component schematics[8]. (a) Schematic of signal transmission chain; (b) Chang'e-5 lunar mineral spectrometer physical prototype and 3D model diagram
    Comparison of signal-to-noise ratio before and after optimization
    • Table 1. Optimization approaches and anticipated effects

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      Table 1. Optimization approaches and anticipated effects

      ModuleStrategyKey parameterPerformance/outcome
      Optical unitIncrease telescope aperture/reduce focal length23% increase in light throughputEnhanced signal reception capability, requiring trade-offs between mass and field-of-view (FOV) constraints
      Enhance AOTF diffraction efficiency10% improvement in diffraction efficiency across all bandsBoost effective signal intensity while minimizing spectral splitting loss
      Integrate microlens array on detector2×‒3× expansion of light collection areaIncrease photon collection without elevating detector noise
      Electronic unitMulti-stage TEC coolingLower cooling temperature with projected 1.67×D* enhancementSuppress thermal noise and dark current noise
      Lock-in amplification technique52% reduction in total noise (2.4 MΩ→5 MΩ impedance matching)Reduce resistor Johnson noise in amplification circuits
      Dynamic gain adjustment8-step programmable gain for 3-order dynamic range adaptationPrevent calibration signal saturation and adapt to abrupt lunar irradiance changes
      Software & control unitIntelligent control algorithmAdaptive control of gain/integration time/thermal parametersAcquire high-SNR data across calibration and varying target intensity scenarios
      Multimodal spectral denoising>40 dB high-frequency noise suppression with 94% mineral identification accuracyEnhance spectral quality via on-chip or downlink data processing
      Oversampling + digital phase-lockingSNR improvement scales with data processing capabilityReplace conventional lock-in amplification with post-processing for superior noise rejection
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    Chengguang Li, Jinning Li, Zhendong Wang, Runfeng Zhang, Rui Xu, Zhiping He. Technical Issues and Challenges in In-Situ Infrared Spectroscopic Detection for Lunar Polar Regions (Invited)[J]. Acta Optica Sinica (Online), 2025, 2(15): 1512001

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    Paper Information

    Category: Spectral Informatics

    Received: Apr. 27, 2025

    Accepted: Jun. 3, 2025

    Published Online: Jul. 17, 2025

    The Author Email: Rui Xu (xurui@mail.sitp.ac.cn), Zhiping He (hzping@mail.sitp.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOSOL250455

    CSTR:32394.14.AOSOL250455

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