Development of a space spectropolarimeter for full Stokes parameters retrieval.

[en] This paper presents recent advancements in the study of a new concept of space spectropolarimeter. The instrument, based on a triple prismatic structure from a birefringent material, avoids the need of rotating components and may cover the entire Stokes vector for a very broad wavelength band. The analysis of the concept in noise-free conditions has proved its consistency. Further simulations for different geometries of the modulator are presented. The results allow identifying critical values for the main parameters. Moreover, the previous analysis of the instrument in noisy conditions is completed with the impact study of the spectral resolution, dimension of pixels and signal to noise ratio.

Research center :

CSL - Centre Spatial de Liège - ULiège

Disciplines :

Space science, astronomy & astrophysics

Author, co-author :

Vasilescu, Bogdan ; Université de Liège - ULiège > STAR

Nazé, Yaël ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Groupe d'astrophysique des hautes énergies (GAPHE)

Loicq, Jerôme ; Université de Liège - ULiège > CSL (Centre Spatial de Liège)

Language :

English

Title :

Development of a space spectropolarimeter for full Stokes parameters retrieval.

Publication date :

13 December 2020

Event name :

SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2020

Event organizer :

Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE)

Event date :

from 14-12-2020 to 18-12-2020

Audience :

International

Journal title :

Proceedings of SPIE: The International Society for Optical Engineering

ISSN :

0277-786X

eISSN :

1996-756X

Publisher :

International Society for Optical Engineering, Bellingham, United States - Washington

Special issue title :

Advances in Optical and Mechanical Technologies for Telescopes and Instrumentation IV

Volume :

11451

Additional URL :

https://spie.org/Publications/Proceedings/Paper/10.1117/12.2562102

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