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Characterisation & Use of Array Spectrometers
Mike Shaw, Optical Technologies & Scientific Computing Team, National Physical Laboratory, Teddington Middlesex, UK
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Overview
• Basic design and features of array spectrometers.
• Advantages and disadvantages of array spectrometers over scanning systems.
• Why are NPL using an array spectrometer?
• Some key performance characteristics and how to assess them.
• In system (heterochromatic) stray light: what causes it and how to measure it.
• Stray light reduction using blocking filters.
• Future work and conclusions.
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Entrance slit
Collimating mirror
Diffraction grating
Focussing mirror
Detector array
Basic optical layout of an array spectrometer
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Features of array Spectrometers
• Optical layout– Transmissive and reflective diffraction
gratings– Lenses and mirrors– Internal baffles and size of housing
• Detector array– Different photosensitive elements
depending upon wavelength range– Different no. of array elements and
overall size of array– Electronics
•Input optics:–Optical fibre
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Why use an array spectrometer?
• Usually less accurate than scanning monochromator based instruments.
• Offer three principal benefits over scanning systems:– Speed (multiple wavelengths measured simultaneously).– Size (usually much smaller and lighter than scanning
systems).– Cost (typically much cheaper).
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• To develop a new capability to measure the spectral output of light sources.
• Need to use an array spectrometer to carry out measurements in a reasonable amount of time.
• Spectral radiant intensity distribution, I(λ)• Total spectral radiant flux,
Why are NPL using an array spectrometer?
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Some key performance characteristics
• Wavelength accuracy• Spectral resolution• Linearity• Responsivity• Stray light
There are also many other important performance parameters including those relating to the detector array itself such as uniformity, well capacity, noise, etc.
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1. Wavelength accuracy• Measured using emission lamps or laser lines.• Accuracy depends upon calibration method and type of function
used to fit pixel no. to wavelength.
Output of a Mercury Neon Emission Lamp Measured Using an Array Spectrometer
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2. Spectral resolution
Output of a 532 nm Laser Measured Using an Array Spectrometer
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3. Linearity
• Best measured using double aperture method or via comparison with a detector of known linearity (e.g. high quality silicon photodiode or trap).
• Although single element photodiodes may be extremely linear the same does not necessary hold for detector arrays made using the same photosensitive material.
• Need to assess linearity with respect to irradiance and exposure time and also look at wavelength dependence.
• Typical non-linearity errors for silicon CCDs are O(10-3) or less for a 2:1 step in irradiance but much larger errors have been observed for other devices.
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4. Responsivity
• Depends upon many factors including: type of detector array, size of entrance slit, grating efficiency, coupling into spectrograph.
• Spectral variation in responsivity also effects stray light errors.
Responsivity calibration of a linear detector array
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5. In System (heterochromatic) stray light
• Often the dominant source of uncertainty in measurements made using compact array spectrometers.
• Scattering, and interreflections from the optics, housing and detector array and inadequate blocking of higher diffracted orders cause rays to strike parts of the detector array corresponding to different wavelengths.
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Stray light signal observed using a laser line
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Measured SpectraIdeal spectra
Background due to heterochromatic stray light
These results could be used to state that stray light rejection is < 10-5 some distance away from the centre wavelength of the laser line.
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Stray light errors are source dependent
• Stray light errors tend to be most critical when measuring a broadband spectrum with an intensity varying over several orders of magnitude, e.g. a quartz tungsten lamp.
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Spectral Total Flux of a Tungsten Halogen Lamp
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Stray Light Errors for an incandescent source
Relatively high spectral flux at longer visible and NIR wavelengths
Relatively low spectral flux at shorter visible and UV wavelengths
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Stray Light Errors for an incandescent sourceS p e c tra l T o ta l F lu x o f a T u n g s te n H a lo g e n L a m p
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Small fraction of radiation inside the spectrometer is measured as
heterochromatic stray light
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Measurement of lamp signal,
Vlamp (λ)
Measuring stray light signals from a broadband light source
Fibre input to spectrometerBackground corrected Signal Measured from a Quartz
Tungsten Lamp
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Measuring stray light signals from a broadband light source
Fibre input to spectrometerBackground corrected Signal Measured from a Quartz
Tungsten Lamp Through a GG435 cut on Filter
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Measurement through cut on filter, Vfilter (λ)
Nominal transmittance of GG435 (3mm thickness) cut on filter
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Measuring stray light signals from a broadband light source
Fibre input to spectrometer
Measurement of background signal, Vbg (λ)
Shutter to block light source from spectrometer field of view
Background Signal
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Analysis of Stray Light Data
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Stray light signals cause deviations from ideal
behaviour and indicate erroneously high filter
transmittance at wavelengths shorter than
the cut on.
Transmittance of GG435 glass filter (3mm thickness)
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Stray light error of > 90%!
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Dark Corrected Signal Measured From a Quartz Tungsten Lamp Through Two Cut on Filters Using an Array Spectrometer
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Dark corrected signal measured through RG610
Analysis of stray light data
Stray light signal level
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By making some simplifying
assumptions, the fractional stray light
error when measuring unfiltered source can be approximated as
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Estimated Fractional Stray Light Error in Measurement of the Output of a Quartz Tungsten
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Comparison of Different Array Detectors
• The cut on filter method provides a way to compare the performance of different array spectrometers for measuring the spectral irradiance from a broadband light source.
Transmittance of GG435 measured using a quartz Tungsten lamp and different array detectors
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How to handle stray light?
•Live with it
•Correct for it
•Reduce it
Determine stray light contribution to measurement uncertainty.
Magnitude of stray light errors is too large for many applications.
Minimise the effect of stray light by calibrating the
detector under conditions as close as possible to those under which it will be used.
Spectral Total Flux of a Tungsten Halogen Lamp
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How to handle stray light?
•Live with it
•Correct for it
•Reduce it
Characterise the stray light rejection of the instrument
and then correct for it.
•S. W. Brown, B. C. Johnson, M. E. Feinholz, M. A. Yarbrough, S. J. Flora, K. R. Lykke, and D. K. Clark, “Stray light correction algorithm for spectrographs”, Metrologia 40, S81-83 (2003).
•Y. Zong, S. W. Brown, B. C. Johnson, K. R. Lykke, and Y. Ohno, “Simple spectral stray light correction method for array spectroradiometers”, Applied Optics, Vol 45 No. 6, 20 Feb 2006.
Input laser radiation at different wavelengths into the array spectrometer to determine amount scattered onto each pixel as a
function of wavelength – stray light contribution to detector responsivity.
Spectrum of HeNe Laser Measured Using Array Spectrometer
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How to handle stray light?
•Live with it
•Correct for it
•Reduce it
Use additional baffles inside spectrometer to block
interreflections – difficult to implement and many detectors are sealed.
Use stray light blocking filters to limit the wavelengths of light reaching the detector array
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Spectral Total Flux of a Tungsten Halogen Lamp
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Stray Light Blocking Filters
• Reduce the bandwidth of radiation reaching the spectrometer using bandpass filters.
Measure the spectrum over a reduced wavelength range without influence from stray light caused by scattering of
other wavelengths.
Different blocking filters incorporated into a filter wheel behind the spectrograph entrance slit.
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Stray light blocking filters
• Target: to reduce the fractional stray light error in the measurement of the irradiance spectrum of a Quartz Tungsten lamp to < 1% over the range 300 nm to 800 nm.
Use data from cut on filter
measurements to estimate stray light
level through theoretical filters.
Gaussian Transmittance Profiles of Four Theoretical Blocking Filters
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Estimated Fractional Stray Light Errors Through Four Theoretical Stray Light Blocking Filters
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Choice of stray light blocking filters
Theoretical filters with guassian transmittance
Look at effect of filter FWHM and CWL on predicted stray light errorGaussian Transmittance Profiles of Four Theoretical Blocking Filters
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Real blocking filters
Real filter combinations
Measured Transmittance of Four Real Blocking Filter Combinations
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Real blocking filters
Estimated stray light signals using real filters
Estimated Fractional Stray Light Error Through Four Stray Light Blocking Filters
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Stray light tests using blocking filters
Transmittance of GG435 (3mm) Measured Without Blocking Filters
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Transmittance of GG435 (3mm) Measured With Blocking Filters
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Stray light tests using blocking filters
Small discrepancy between nominal & measured filter transmittance at longer wavelengths.
Significant reduction in stray light signals at short wavelengths.
Increased noise at shorter wavelengths.
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Limitations of using stray light blocking filters
• Increased measurement time. If using N blocking filters in a filter wheel then N different exposures are necessary + time to move filter wheel.
• Once filters have been selected and tested for suitability it may be possible to incorporate them onto the detector array allowing the spectrum to be acquired in a single exposure. Adding an additional element into the detector may result in additional interreflections and stray light.
• Slightly reduced detector sensitivity (not significant if filters are well chosen).
• Temperature effects (need to be aware of temperature sensitivity of filter transmittance).
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Future work
• Development & increased automation of goniospectroradiometer facility.
• Validation of array spectroradiometer for measuring different source types.
• Intercomparison with existing integrating sphere facilities.
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Conclusions
• Array spectrometers are extremely useful instruments, however they can suffer from significant errors if not well understood and characterised.
• In particular, stray light errors from array spectrometers may be several orders of magnitude larger than from traditional scanning double monochromator systems.
• NPL have modified an array spectrometer to incorporate a series of custom designed stray light blocking filters, with the effect that stray light errors have been reduced by 1-2 orders of magnitude for measurements of the irradiance from a quartz tungsten lamp.
• The array spectrometer has been integrated into a new goniospectroradiometric instrument for measurement of the radiant intensity distribution and total spectral flux of a range of different light sources.
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Acknowledgements
• Thanks to colleagues in the optical technologies and scientific computing team at NPL and Teresa Goodman in particular for her help and advice.
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Questions?
Mike Shaw, Optical Technologies & Scientific Computing Team, National Physical Laboratory, Teddington, Middlesex, UK
Tel. 02089436646Email. mike.shaw@npl.co.uk
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