Optics Laboratory facilities
Responsible person: David BolséeOverall 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.