We report on the discovery of new four variable stars in the Cassiopea constellation from the archive of the HALZ telescope, operated by the TOPTEC team at Horní Halže, near Klášterec nad Ohří, Czech Republic. The stars are catalogued as UCAC4 718-108144 (23h 04m 16.383s +53° 29’ 44.78”), UCAC4 725-101725 (23h 09m 27.87s +54° 51’ 23.27”), UCAC4 725-101699 (23h 09m 19.53s +54° 57’ 57.18”), UCAC4 722-105015 (23h 10m 42.4s +54° 14’ 33.33”). From the light curve, the stars should be a HADS – type variable (UCAC4 718-108144), an EW – type variable (UCAC4 725-101725), an EA - type variable (UCAC4 725-101699) and an ELL – type variable (UCAC4 722-105015). We registered these stars in the CzeV catalogue as new variable stars CzeV709, CzeV710, CzeV711 and CzeV715.
{"title":"Four new variable stars in Cassiopea discovered with DSLR camera","authors":"P. Pintr, David Vápenka, M. Mašek","doi":"10.1117/12.2256658","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2256658","url":null,"abstract":"We report on the discovery of new four variable stars in the Cassiopea constellation from the archive of the HALZ telescope, operated by the TOPTEC team at Horní Halže, near Klášterec nad Ohří, Czech Republic. The stars are catalogued as UCAC4 718-108144 (23h 04m 16.383s +53° 29’ 44.78”), UCAC4 725-101725 (23h 09m 27.87s +54° 51’ 23.27”), UCAC4 725-101699 (23h 09m 19.53s +54° 57’ 57.18”), UCAC4 722-105015 (23h 10m 42.4s +54° 14’ 33.33”). From the light curve, the stars should be a HADS – type variable (UCAC4 718-108144), an EW – type variable (UCAC4 725-101725), an EA - type variable (UCAC4 725-101699) and an ELL – type variable (UCAC4 722-105015). We registered these stars in the CzeV catalogue as new variable stars CzeV709, CzeV710, CzeV711 and CzeV715.","PeriodicalId":112965,"journal":{"name":"Optical Angular Momentum","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128546088","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Spectrum of light which is emitted or reflected by an object carries immense amount of information about the object. A simple piece of evidence is the importance of color sensing for human vision. Combining an image acquisition with efficient measurement of light spectra for each detected pixel is therefore one of the important issues in imaging, referred as hyperspectral imaging. We demonstrate a construction of a compact and robust hyperspectral camera for the visible and near-IR spectral region. The camera was designed vastly based on off-shelf optics, yet an extensive optimization and addition of three customized parts enabled construction of the camera featuring a low f-number (F/3.9) and fully concentric optics. We employ a novel approach of compressed sensing (namely coded aperture snapshot spectral imaging, abbrev. CASSI). The compressed sensing enables to computationally extract an encoded hyperspectral information from a single camera exposition. Owing to the technique the camera lacks any moving or scanning part, while it can record the full image and spectral information in a single snapshot. Moreover, unlike the commonly used compressed sensing table-top apparatuses, the camera represents a portable device able to work outside a lab. We demonstrate the spectro-temporal reconstruction of recorded scenes based on 90×90 random matrix encoding. Finally, we discuss potential of the compressed sensing in hyperspectral camera.
{"title":"Compact and robust hyperspectral camera based on compressed sensing","authors":"K. Žídek, Ondřej Denk, J. Hlubuček, J. Václavík","doi":"10.1117/12.2250268","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2250268","url":null,"abstract":"Spectrum of light which is emitted or reflected by an object carries immense amount of information about the object. A simple piece of evidence is the importance of color sensing for human vision. Combining an image acquisition with efficient measurement of light spectra for each detected pixel is therefore one of the important issues in imaging, referred as hyperspectral imaging. We demonstrate a construction of a compact and robust hyperspectral camera for the visible and near-IR spectral region. The camera was designed vastly based on off-shelf optics, yet an extensive optimization and addition of three customized parts enabled construction of the camera featuring a low f-number (F/3.9) and fully concentric optics. We employ a novel approach of compressed sensing (namely coded aperture snapshot spectral imaging, abbrev. CASSI). The compressed sensing enables to computationally extract an encoded hyperspectral information from a single camera exposition. Owing to the technique the camera lacks any moving or scanning part, while it can record the full image and spectral information in a single snapshot. Moreover, unlike the commonly used compressed sensing table-top apparatuses, the camera represents a portable device able to work outside a lab. We demonstrate the spectro-temporal reconstruction of recorded scenes based on 90×90 random matrix encoding. Finally, we discuss potential of the compressed sensing in hyperspectral camera.","PeriodicalId":112965,"journal":{"name":"Optical Angular Momentum","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127479935","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
High demands on the final surfaces micro-roughness as well as great shape accuracy have to be achieved under the manufacturing process of the precise mirrors for Metis orbital coronagraph. It is challenging engineering task with respect to lightweight design of the mirrors and resulting objectionable optical surface shape stability. Manufacturing of such optical elements is usually affected by number of various effects. Most of them are caused by instability of temperature field. It is necessary to explore, comprehend and consequently minimize all thermo - mechanical processes which take place during mirror cementing, grinding and polishing processes to minimize the optical surface deformation. Application of FEM simulation was proved as a useful tool to help to solve this task. FEM simulations were used to develop and virtually compare different mirror holders to minimize the residual stress generated by temperature changes and to suppress the shape deformation of the optical surface below the critical limit of about 100 nm.
{"title":"FEM analysis of bonding process used for minimization of deformation of optical surface under Metis coronagraph mirrors manufacturing","authors":"F. Procháska, T. Vít, O. Matousek, R. Melich","doi":"10.1117/12.2256705","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2256705","url":null,"abstract":"High demands on the final surfaces micro-roughness as well as great shape accuracy have to be achieved under the manufacturing process of the precise mirrors for Metis orbital coronagraph. It is challenging engineering task with respect to lightweight design of the mirrors and resulting objectionable optical surface shape stability. Manufacturing of such optical elements is usually affected by number of various effects. Most of them are caused by instability of temperature field. It is necessary to explore, comprehend and consequently minimize all thermo - mechanical processes which take place during mirror cementing, grinding and polishing processes to minimize the optical surface deformation. Application of FEM simulation was proved as a useful tool to help to solve this task. FEM simulations were used to develop and virtually compare different mirror holders to minimize the residual stress generated by temperature changes and to suppress the shape deformation of the optical surface below the critical limit of about 100 nm.","PeriodicalId":112965,"journal":{"name":"Optical Angular Momentum","volume":"52 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123072187","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
This paper reports on phase retrieval method in non-nulling dual-wavelength interferometry. It uses synthetic phase as shape estimation for determination of fringe orders within every pixel. The fringe order map is subsequently used for unwrapping of phase measured at shorter wavelengths. It was experimentally shown that even for inaccurate synthetic phase, the computed phase for short wavelength is correct. The key point is in analysis of phase fields in spatial derivatives where the sensitivity to phase distortions is lower instead of analyzing the phase fields themselves.
{"title":"Robust retrieval of optical surfaces phase maps in sub-Nyquist multi-wavelength interferometry","authors":"P. Psota, V. Ledl, P. Vojtíšek, O. Matousek","doi":"10.1117/12.2256837","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2256837","url":null,"abstract":"This paper reports on phase retrieval method in non-nulling dual-wavelength interferometry. It uses synthetic phase as shape estimation for determination of fringe orders within every pixel. The fringe order map is subsequently used for unwrapping of phase measured at shorter wavelengths. It was experimentally shown that even for inaccurate synthetic phase, the computed phase for short wavelength is correct. The key point is in analysis of phase fields in spatial derivatives where the sensitivity to phase distortions is lower instead of analyzing the phase fields themselves.","PeriodicalId":112965,"journal":{"name":"Optical Angular Momentum","volume":"2015 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132570591","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
This paper deals with optical losses in the coatings consisting of a combination of titanium dioxide (TiO2) and silicon dioxide (SiO2) layers evaporated by the ion beam assisted deposition (IBAD). This combination is commonly used for optical coatings as a standard choice for antireflective or any other optical filter in the visible and near IR range. Although the technology has been known for decades, we point out that some undescribed parasite losses can still appear and we show how to deal with them. In fact, in some cases, the losses made the target coating even inapplicable. In this paper we try to investigate the origin of the losses and we describe the deposition parameters which allow us to reduce or completely remove them. We determined whether the losses are proportional to the total thickness of the coating or to the number of layers. The influence of scattering was measured as well. Deposition parameters which were studied are the substrate temperature, discharge voltage of the assisting ion gun, oxygen flow of the assisting ion gun and the deposition rate, especially its starting curve. Influence of the post process annealing was studied as well. Starting curve of the deposition rate of SiO2 layer and the amount of oxygen flowing through the assisting ion gun were found as a crucial parameters.
{"title":"Losses in TiO2/SiO2 multilayer coatings","authors":"Jiří Budasz, J. Hutka, J. Václavík","doi":"10.1117/12.2257232","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2257232","url":null,"abstract":"This paper deals with optical losses in the coatings consisting of a combination of titanium dioxide (TiO2) and silicon dioxide (SiO2) layers evaporated by the ion beam assisted deposition (IBAD). This combination is commonly used for optical coatings as a standard choice for antireflective or any other optical filter in the visible and near IR range. Although the technology has been known for decades, we point out that some undescribed parasite losses can still appear and we show how to deal with them. In fact, in some cases, the losses made the target coating even inapplicable. In this paper we try to investigate the origin of the losses and we describe the deposition parameters which allow us to reduce or completely remove them. We determined whether the losses are proportional to the total thickness of the coating or to the number of layers. The influence of scattering was measured as well. Deposition parameters which were studied are the substrate temperature, discharge voltage of the assisting ion gun, oxygen flow of the assisting ion gun and the deposition rate, especially its starting curve. Influence of the post process annealing was studied as well. Starting curve of the deposition rate of SiO2 layer and the amount of oxygen flowing through the assisting ion gun were found as a crucial parameters.","PeriodicalId":112965,"journal":{"name":"Optical Angular Momentum","volume":"45 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122938797","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Eliminating back reflections is critical in the design of a fundus camera with internal illuminating system. As there is very little light reflected from the retina, even excellent antireflective coatings are not sufficient suppression of ghost reflections, therefore the number of surfaces in the common optics in illuminating and imaging paths shall be minimised. Typically a single aspheric objective is used. In the paper an alternative approach, an objective with all spherical surfaces, is presented. As more surfaces are required, more sophisticated method is needed to get rid of back reflections. Typically back reflections analysis, comprise treating subsequent objective surfaces as mirrors, and reflections from the objective surfaces are traced back through the imaging path. This approach can be applied in both sequential and nonsequential ray tracing. It is good enough for system check but not very suitable for early optimisation process in the optical system design phase. There are also available standard ghost control merit function operands in the sequential ray-trace, for example in Zemax system, but these don’t allow back ray-trace in an alternative optical path, illumination vs. imaging. What is proposed in the paper, is a complete method to incorporate ghost reflected energy into the raytracing system merit function for sequential mode which is more efficient in optimisation process. Although developed for the purpose of specific case of fundus camera, the method might be utilised in a wider range of applications where ghost control is critical.
{"title":"Minimising back reflections from the common path objective in a fundus camera","authors":"A. Swat","doi":"10.1117/12.2256633","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2256633","url":null,"abstract":"Eliminating back reflections is critical in the design of a fundus camera with internal illuminating system. As there is very little light reflected from the retina, even excellent antireflective coatings are not sufficient suppression of ghost reflections, therefore the number of surfaces in the common optics in illuminating and imaging paths shall be minimised. Typically a single aspheric objective is used. In the paper an alternative approach, an objective with all spherical surfaces, is presented. As more surfaces are required, more sophisticated method is needed to get rid of back reflections. Typically back reflections analysis, comprise treating subsequent objective surfaces as mirrors, and reflections from the objective surfaces are traced back through the imaging path. This approach can be applied in both sequential and nonsequential ray tracing. It is good enough for system check but not very suitable for early optimisation process in the optical system design phase. There are also available standard ghost control merit function operands in the sequential ray-trace, for example in Zemax system, but these don’t allow back ray-trace in an alternative optical path, illumination vs. imaging. What is proposed in the paper, is a complete method to incorporate ghost reflected energy into the raytracing system merit function for sequential mode which is more efficient in optimisation process. Although developed for the purpose of specific case of fundus camera, the method might be utilised in a wider range of applications where ghost control is critical.","PeriodicalId":112965,"journal":{"name":"Optical Angular Momentum","volume":"72 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130160209","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
P. Mokry, P. Psota, K. Steiger, J. Václavík, David Vápenka, R. Dolecek, P. Vojtíšek, J. Sládek, V. Ledl
We report on the development and implementation of the digital holographic tomography for the three-dimensio- nal (3D) observations of the domain patterns in the ferroelectric single crystals. Ferroelectric materials represent a group of materials, whose macroscopic dielectric, electromechanical, and elastic properties are greatly in uenced by the presence of domain patterns. Understanding the role of domain patterns on the aforementioned properties require the experimental techniques, which allow the precise 3D measurements of the spatial distribution of ferroelectric domains in the single crystal. Unfortunately, such techniques are rather limited at this time. The most frequently used piezoelectric atomic force microscopy allows 2D observations on the ferroelectric sample surface. Optical methods based on the birefringence measurements provide parameters of the domain patterns averaged over the sample volume. In this paper, we analyze the possibility that the spatial distribution of the ferroelectric domains can be obtained by means of the measurement of the wavefront deformation of the transmitted optical wave. We demonstrate that the spatial distribution of the ferroelectric domains can be determined by means of the measurement of the spatial distribution of the refractive index. Finally, it is demonstrated that the measurements of wavefront deformations generated in ferroelectric polydomain systems with small variations of the refractive index provide data, which can be further processed by means of the conventional tomographic methods.
{"title":"Digital holographic tomography method for 3D observation of domain patterns in ferroelectric single crystals","authors":"P. Mokry, P. Psota, K. Steiger, J. Václavík, David Vápenka, R. Dolecek, P. Vojtíšek, J. Sládek, V. Ledl","doi":"10.1117/12.2257327","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2257327","url":null,"abstract":"We report on the development and implementation of the digital holographic tomography for the three-dimensio- nal (3D) observations of the domain patterns in the ferroelectric single crystals. Ferroelectric materials represent a group of materials, whose macroscopic dielectric, electromechanical, and elastic properties are greatly in uenced by the presence of domain patterns. Understanding the role of domain patterns on the aforementioned properties require the experimental techniques, which allow the precise 3D measurements of the spatial distribution of ferroelectric domains in the single crystal. Unfortunately, such techniques are rather limited at this time. The most frequently used piezoelectric atomic force microscopy allows 2D observations on the ferroelectric sample surface. Optical methods based on the birefringence measurements provide parameters of the domain patterns averaged over the sample volume. In this paper, we analyze the possibility that the spatial distribution of the ferroelectric domains can be obtained by means of the measurement of the wavefront deformation of the transmitted optical wave. We demonstrate that the spatial distribution of the ferroelectric domains can be determined by means of the measurement of the spatial distribution of the refractive index. Finally, it is demonstrated that the measurements of wavefront deformations generated in ferroelectric polydomain systems with small variations of the refractive index provide data, which can be further processed by means of the conventional tomographic methods.","PeriodicalId":112965,"journal":{"name":"Optical Angular Momentum","volume":"283 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131228072","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A new surface metrology instrument, the ‘Swinging Part Profilometer’ (SPP), has been developed for in-situ measurement of optics undergoing robot-processing in the ground (non-specular) state. In this paper, we present the hardware-design of the SPP, together with software for hardware-control, data-acquisition and surface-reconstruction. First results on a sample part are presented, compared with interferometric metrology, and error-contributions considered. Notably, during each individual scan of a measurement-cycle, the probe remains fixed. This lends itself to automated probe-deployment by the same robot as performs surface-processing, as probe stability is required on only the time-scale for a single scan.
{"title":"Development of swinging part profilometer for optics","authors":"Peng Zhang, Jie-ping Li, Guoyu Yu, D. Walker","doi":"10.1117/12.2256295","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2256295","url":null,"abstract":"A new surface metrology instrument, the ‘Swinging Part Profilometer’ (SPP), has been developed for in-situ measurement of optics undergoing robot-processing in the ground (non-specular) state. In this paper, we present the hardware-design of the SPP, together with software for hardware-control, data-acquisition and surface-reconstruction. First results on a sample part are presented, compared with interferometric metrology, and error-contributions considered. Notably, during each individual scan of a measurement-cycle, the probe remains fixed. This lends itself to automated probe-deployment by the same robot as performs surface-processing, as probe stability is required on only the time-scale for a single scan.","PeriodicalId":112965,"journal":{"name":"Optical Angular Momentum","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127756271","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
This article describes the mounting system of lenses in a coronagraph ASPIICS (Association of Spacecraft for Polarimetric Imaging Investigation of the Corona of the Sun). ASPIICS is developed and produced in cooperation of twenty partners from seven countries. It is a part of the ESA's PROBA-3 mission, which includes a formation flight of a pair of satellites at orbit. Coronagraph itself consists of three objectives, where the last one is composed by one objective tube for each lens plus holder and Lyot stop. To achieve high accuracy of mounting of the individual lenses, it was necessary to achieve tight geometric and dimensional tolerances for manufacturing of the objectives barrels. In order to minimize the stress and to prevent the displacement of the lens from ideal position during a temperature change on orbit, an athermal solution was proposed. This is achieved by inserting a Teflon ring of a suitable thickness between the lens surface, objective barrel and the spring washer with a precisely defined contact force. It was necessary to find a suitable technological process of manufacturing, because of the specific behavior of PTFE during turning and complex design of other parts. All parameters of mounting system were repeatedly verified by a thermomechanical analysis in FEM software, based on tests of real parts.
{"title":"The mounting system of lenses in ASPIICS coronagraph","authors":"M. Veselý, T. Vít, J. Plestil","doi":"10.1117/12.2257230","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2257230","url":null,"abstract":"This article describes the mounting system of lenses in a coronagraph ASPIICS (Association of Spacecraft for Polarimetric Imaging Investigation of the Corona of the Sun). ASPIICS is developed and produced in cooperation of twenty partners from seven countries. It is a part of the ESA's PROBA-3 mission, which includes a formation flight of a pair of satellites at orbit. Coronagraph itself consists of three objectives, where the last one is composed by one objective tube for each lens plus holder and Lyot stop. To achieve high accuracy of mounting of the individual lenses, it was necessary to achieve tight geometric and dimensional tolerances for manufacturing of the objectives barrels. In order to minimize the stress and to prevent the displacement of the lens from ideal position during a temperature change on orbit, an athermal solution was proposed. This is achieved by inserting a Teflon ring of a suitable thickness between the lens surface, objective barrel and the spring washer with a precisely defined contact force. It was necessary to find a suitable technological process of manufacturing, because of the specific behavior of PTFE during turning and complex design of other parts. All parameters of mounting system were repeatedly verified by a thermomechanical analysis in FEM software, based on tests of real parts.","PeriodicalId":112965,"journal":{"name":"Optical Angular Momentum","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115323377","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
This paper deals with the development of a broadband antireflective coating for a special optical components for the NEOSTED project by European Space Agency (ESA). The aim of this work was to find a suitable design of the optical coating and to develop its production process so it meets the main requirement in which the average reflectance of the coating must be under 0.5 % for wavelengths in the range of 470 - 770 nm. The combination of titanium dioxide (TiO2) and silicon dioxide (SiO2) prepared by the ion beam assisted deposition (IBAD) was chosen for practical experiments and finally for the production as well. The final decision among the proposed designs and materials involved especially the number of layers used in the design in combination with the thickness control technology. From preproduction tests it turned out that the quartz monitor with the thickness set point correction based on a post process measurement is suitable for controlling deposited thickness in the application. This paper presents data from the preproduction tests and data from the first part of the production. A homogeneity of the deposited layer thickness was evaluated based on the measurement of the thickness across the sample.
{"title":"Broadband antireflective coating for NEOSTED","authors":"Jiří Budasz, J. Junek, J. Václavík","doi":"10.1117/12.2257233","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2257233","url":null,"abstract":"This paper deals with the development of a broadband antireflective coating for a special optical components for the NEOSTED project by European Space Agency (ESA). The aim of this work was to find a suitable design of the optical coating and to develop its production process so it meets the main requirement in which the average reflectance of the coating must be under 0.5 % for wavelengths in the range of 470 - 770 nm. The combination of titanium dioxide (TiO2) and silicon dioxide (SiO2) prepared by the ion beam assisted deposition (IBAD) was chosen for practical experiments and finally for the production as well. The final decision among the proposed designs and materials involved especially the number of layers used in the design in combination with the thickness control technology. From preproduction tests it turned out that the quartz monitor with the thickness set point correction based on a post process measurement is suitable for controlling deposited thickness in the application. This paper presents data from the preproduction tests and data from the first part of the production. A homogeneity of the deposited layer thickness was evaluated based on the measurement of the thickness across the sample.","PeriodicalId":112965,"journal":{"name":"Optical Angular Momentum","volume":"58 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131718308","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}