coupling light into a space-based microspectrograph
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Coupling light into a space-based microspectrograph. Emma Lindley Supervised by Joss Bland-Hawthorn and Sergio Leon- Saval. Talk Outline. The world of astrophotonics Why ‘go photonic’? Photonic Integrated Multimode MicroSpectrograph (PIMMS) - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Coupling light into a space-based microspectrograph
Emma Lindley
Supervised by Joss Bland-Hawthorn and Sergio Leon-Saval
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Talk Outline• The world of astrophotonics– Why ‘go photonic’?– Photonic Integrated Multimode MicroSpectrograph
(PIMMS)• My project: create a prototype waveguide to be
included in PIMMS. • The three stages:– Design– Manufacture– Testing
• What’s next?
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What is astrophotonics?
Astronomy
as·tron·o·my
noun /ə’stränəmē/
1. The branch of science that deals with celestial objects, space, and the physical universe as a whole
Photonics
pho·ton·ics
noun (plural) /fō’täniks/
1. The branch of technology concerned with the properties and transmission of photons, for example in fiber optics
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Astronomical instruments
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The (astro)photonic advantage
• Reductions in size and cost• No loss in performance• “One size fits all” devices• Operating at or close to diffraction limit• Can incorporate photonic processing– Suppression of atmospheric emission lines
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Photonic Integrated Multimode MicroSpectrograph (PIMMS)
• Works in visible and IR wavelength bands• Number of fibres can vary
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PIMMS in space (90 x 135mm)
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My project
• Can we reduce the required detector size?
• Concept: feed the SMF outputs into a 2D waveguide with converging tracks
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Designing a waveguide
• The RSoft Photonics Suite
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Things to consider when designing
• Radiative losses– Light coupling into neighbouring features– Leakage at bends
• Coupling & throughput– What size ridges are best for accepting SMF input?
• Keeping the light single-moded
Sometimes compromise is required!
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Radiative losses
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Radiative losses
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Throughput vs. Ridge size
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The best throughput is achieved when the ridge
dimensions match the input SMF’s dimensions.
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Modes of the ridge
(For single mode operation, V < 2.405)
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Thinking about manufacture• What techniques are available to us?– All manufacturing to be done in-house at
Bandwidth Foundry International (BFI)• What materials are available?– Long and short term availability– Materials must suit the manufacturing technique
being used• Final refinements to design can only be made
when materials are chosen!
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Making a waveguide at BFI
• Soft lithography
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Materials
• The unexpected answer...glue
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Cross-section of a waveguide
Substrate
NOA-65 (n=1.52)
NOA-68 (n=1.54)
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How well does it reproduce the design?
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How well does it reproduce the design?
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How well does it reproduce the design?
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How well does it reproduce the design?
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How to test the finished product
• Inject light from a tunable laser• Use an IR camera/power meter to measure
field at exit• Testing delayed by need for access to BFI
facilities – competing with commercial projects
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Future developments
• Integration into the satellite version of PIMMS• Access to a broader range of materials• A visible-wavelength version• Increased number of tracks to work with a
larger number of fibre inputs