Optics Laboratory facilities
Responsible person: David Bolsée
Overall description
The optics laboratory has more than thirty years of expertise in the
radiometric characterization of optical instruments. Such characterizations
are performed on commercial instruments or dedicated instruments developed
for ground-based or space projects. This work package consists of bringing the infrastructure
up-to-date and to provide a complete characterization facility as a service for vacuum
radiometry, for STCE instruments or external collaborations (e.g. universities).
The service includes
- Use of standards of spectral irradiance for the absolute calibration of
spectroradiometers.
- Use of spectral light sources for any wavelength calibration of instruments.
- Using a laboratory monochromator: characterization of optical sub-systems, such as
filters, lamps, ...
- Using a laboratory monochromator coupled with a light source: production of
a monochromatic and tunable light beam for the characterization of the diffuse light
of a spectrograph, the transmission of filters, or the measurement of detector response.
Short Term Goal
Refurbishment of the B225 instrument to extend the spectral range from 200 to 100 nm.
