6 papers
Prototyping the Next-Generation Spectrograph for Space Exploration: Digital Micromirror Device-based Multi-Object Spectrograph (DMD-MOS) Calibration and Performance Assessment
Jiayi Emma Xu, Sarik Jeram, Shaojie Chen +7
Abandoning the traditional approaches to multi-object spectrographs, the Digital Micro-mirror Device-based Multi-Object Spectrograph (DMD-MOS) leverages a robust, elegant method fo…
The second Little UV Camera (LUVCam2) mission
Emily Hu, Suresh Sivanandam, Albert Lau +12
The second Little UltraViolet Camera (LUVCam2) is a 80mm-diameter dual UV-optical space telescope that will observe the UV flares around low-mass stars, with planned flight as a $\…
A report on the First Technology Demonstration mission of the Little UV Camera (LUVCam1)
Coby Silayan, Suresh Sivanandam, Aaron Tohuvavohu +13
Here we report on the status of the first on-orbit technology demonstration of the Little UV Camera (LUVCam1). LUVCam1 is a 0.4U payload aboard the 2U cubesat GRBBeta that was laun…
LUVCam: A high-performance, low-cost, UV/optical camera for the future of astronomy in space
Aaron Tohuvavohu, Suresh Sivanandam, Jean-Christophe Fronteddu +23
Astronomy-grade cameras with robust performance and heritage in the space environment have long been costly, substantially limiting capacity for space-based astronomy and creating…
GRBAlpha, VZLUSAT-2 and GRBBeta -- GRB observations with CubeSats
Jakub Ripa, Marianna Dafcikova, Andras Pal +49
Results from GRBAlpha, VZLUSAT-2 and GRBBeta CubeSats and their on-board gamma-ray detectors for monitoring transients are summarised in this article. GRBAlpha was a 1U CubeSat lau…
Experimental demonstration of photonic phase correctors based on grating coupler arrays and thermo-optic shifters
Momen Diab, Ross Cheriton, Jacob Taylor +9
In ground-based astronomy, the ability to couple light into single-mode fibers (SMFs) is limited by atmospheric turbulence, which prohibits the use of many astrophotonic instrument…