CRAL activities on advanced image slicers: Optical design, manufacturing, assembly, integration and testing

A research and development activity on image slicer systems for integral field spectroscopy has grown in the last years. It allows the simultaneous observation on the same detector matrix of two-dimensional sky maps and a spectral decomposition of light reducing the observation times. Today, image s...

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Published inNew astronomy reviews Vol. 50; no. 4; pp. 346 - 350
Main Authors Laurent, Florence, Hénault, François, Ferruit, Pierre, Prieto, Eric, Robert, Daniel, Renault, Edgard, Dubois, Jean-Pierre, Bacon, Roland
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier B.V 01.06.2006
Subjects
Metrology
Optical system design
Optical testing techniques
Spectroscopy
Spectroscopy
Optical testing techniques
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Optical system design
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Summary:A research and development activity on image slicer systems for integral field spectroscopy has grown in the last years. It allows the simultaneous observation on the same detector matrix of two-dimensional sky maps and a spectral decomposition of light reducing the observation times. Today, image slicers lead to possible applications on future instrumentation for ground-based and space telescopes, covering a spectral domain ranging from blue to mid-IR wavelengths. Since 2001, the Centre de Recherche Astronomique de Lyon has designed, manufactured, integrated and tested three different prototypes using advanced image slicers.
ISSN:1387-6473
1872-9630
DOI:10.1016/j.newar.2006.02.013