Performance estimates for spectrographs using photonic reformatters
arXiv:1607.08424 · doi:10.1117/12.2232731
Abstract
Using a photonic reformatter to eliminate the effects of conventional modal noise could greatly improve the stability of a high resolution spectrograph. However the regimes where this advantage becomes clear are not yet defined. Here we will look at where modal noise becomes a problem in conventional high resolution spectroscopy and what impact photonic spectrographs could have. We will theoretically derive achievable radial velocity measurements to compare photonic instruments and conventional ones. We will discuss the theoretical and experimental investigations that will need to be undertaken to optimize and prove the photonic reformatting concept.
8 Pages, 3 figures, Proc. SPIE. in 9912, Advances in Optical and Mechanical Technologies for Telescopes and Instrumentation II, 99125Q (July 22, 2016)
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