Laboratory prototype of a multiorder etalon sounder: from design to construction and laboratory testing

Jinxue Wang; Paul B. Hays; Jian Wu; Heinz J. Grassl

doi:10.1117/12.155826

10 August 1993 Laboratory prototype of a multiorder etalon sounder: from design to construction and laboratory testing

Jinxue Wang, Paul B. Hays, Jian Wu, Heinz J. Grassl

Proceedings Volume 1970, Systems-Oriented Optical Design; (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.155826
Event: Optical Engineering and Photonics in Aerospace Sensing, 1993, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

Multiorder Etalon Sounder (MOES) is an instrument concept investigated by the Space Physics Research Laboratory (SPRL) of The University of Michigan and the ITT Aerospace/Communications Division (ITT/ACD) at Fort Wayne, Indiana as a possible candidate for the next generation operational vertical temperature and moisture sounder. MOES exploits the high throughput, high resolution, and periodic transmission characteristics of the Fabry-Perot interferometer (FPI) and the periodic spectrum of CO₂ to achieve high spectral resolution and high signal to noise. In this paper, we describe the MOES laboratory prototype project carried out by SPRL and ITT/ACD. The detailed design, construction, and laboratory testing of important instrument components are presented. The problems encountered, lesson learned, and the solutions applied to those problems during the laboratory prototype process are discussed.

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Jinxue Wang, Paul B. Hays, Jian Wu, and Heinz J. Grassl "Laboratory prototype of a multiorder etalon sounder: from design to construction and laboratory testing", Proc. SPIE 1970, Systems-Oriented Optical Design, (10 August 1993); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.155826

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