scholarly journals Design and Characterisation of a Fast Steering Mirror Compensation System Based on Double Porro Prisms by a Screw-Ray Tracing Method

Sensors ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (11) ◽  
pp. 4046 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu-Hao Chang ◽  
Chien-Sheng Liu ◽  
Chih-Chun Cheng
Keyword(s):  
Ray Tracing ◽  
Path Length ◽  
Degrees Of Freedom ◽  
Optical Path Length ◽  
Compensation System ◽  
Optical Path ◽  
Laser Source ◽  
Ray Tracing Method ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Tracing Method

This study proposes a novel FSM compensation system for four degrees of freedom (DOF) laser errors compensation, which has the advantage of shorter optical path length, fewer elements and an easier set-up process, meaning that it can be used at different locations. A commercial software, Zemax, is used to evaluate the function of the proposed FSM compensation system and the mathematical modelling of the proposed FSM compensation system is established by using a skew-ray tracing method. Finally, the proposed FSM compensation system is then verified experimentally using a laboratory-built prototype and the result shows that the proposed FSM compensation system achieves the ability to compensate the 4 DOF of the laser source.

scholarly journals Stray light characterization with ultrafast time-of-flight imaging

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Clermont ◽  
W. Uhring ◽  
M. Georges
Keyword(s):  
Path Length ◽  
Imaging System ◽  
Time Of Flight ◽  
Optical Path Length ◽  
Optical Path ◽  
Stray Light ◽  
Laser Source ◽  
Space Telescopes ◽  
Characterization Methods ◽  
Instance Space

AbstractUnderstanding stray light (SL) is a crucial aspect in the development of high-end optical instruments, for instance space telescopes. As it drives image quality, SL must be controlled by design and characterized experimentally. However, conventional SL characterization methods are limited as they do not provide information on its origins. The problem is complex due to the diversity of light interaction processes with surfaces, creating various SL contributors. Therefore, when SL level is higher than expected, it can be difficult to determine how to improve the system. We demonstrate a new approach, ultrafast time-of-flight SL characterization, where a pulsed laser source and a streak camera are used to record individually SL contributors which travel with a specific optical path length. Furthermore, the optical path length offers a means of identification to determine its origin. We demonstrate this method in an imaging system, measuring and identifying individual ghosts and scattering components. We then show how it can be used to reverse-engineer the instrument SL origins.

scholarly journals Stray Light Characterization With Ultrafast Time-of-flight Imaging

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lionel Clermont ◽  
Wilfried Uhring ◽  
Marc Georges
Keyword(s):  
Path Length ◽  
Imaging System ◽  
Time Of Flight ◽  
Optical Path Length ◽  
Optical Path ◽  
Stray Light ◽  
Laser Source ◽  
Space Telescopes ◽  
Characterization Methods ◽  
Instance Space

Abstract Understanding stray light (SL) is a crucial aspect in the development of high-end optical instruments, for instance space telescopes. As it drives image quality, SL must be controlled by design and characterized experimentally. However, conventional SL characterization methods are limited as they do not provide information on its origins. The problem is complex due to the diversity of light interaction processes with surfaces, creating various SL contributors. Therefore, when SL level is higher than expected, it can be difficult to determine how to improve the system. We demonstrate a new approach, ultrafast time-of-flight SL characterization, where a pulsed laser source and a streak camera are used to record individually SL contributors which travel with a specific optical path length. Furthermore, the optical path length offers a means of identification to determine its origin. We demonstrate this method in an imaging system, measuring and identifying individual ghosts and scattering components. We then show how it can be used to reverse-engineer the instrument SL origins.

Investigation of particulate systems using optical pathlength spectroscopy

2000 ◽  
Vol 627 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriel Popescu ◽  
Aristide Dogariu
Keyword(s):  
Path Length ◽  
Random Media ◽  
Michelson Interferometer ◽  
Industrial Process ◽  
Optical Path Length ◽  
Industrial Applications ◽  
Optical Path ◽  
Interference Signal ◽  
Optical Length ◽  
Reference Mirror

ABSTRACTIn many industrial applications involving granular media, knowledge about the structural transformations suffered during the industrial process is desirable. Optical techniques are noninvasive, fast, and versatile tools for monitoring such transformations. We have recently introduced optical path-length spectroscopy as a new technique for random media investigation. The principle of the method is to use a partially coherent source in a Michelson interferometer, where the fields from a reference mirror and the sample are combined to obtain an interference signal. When the system under investigation is a multiple-scattering medium, by tuning the optical length of the reference arm, the optical path-length probability density of light backscattered from the sample is obtained. This distribution carries information about the structural details of the medium. In the present paper, we apply the technique of optical path-length spectroscopy to investigate inhomogeneous distributions of particulate dielectrics such as ceramics and powders. The experiments are performed on suspensions of systems with different solid loads, as well as on powders and suspensions of particles with different sizes. We show that the methodology is highly sensitive to changes in volume concentration and particle size and, therefore, it can be successfully used for real-time monitoring. In addition, the technique is fiber optic-based and has all the advantages associated with the inherent versatility.

Field Estimation in Tunnel and Underground by Ray Tracing Method

2000 ◽  
Vol 54 (3) ◽  
pp. 46-56
Author(s):  
K. Uchida ◽  
D. Da ◽  
C. K. Lee ◽  
T. Matsunaga ◽  
T. Imai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ray Tracing ◽  
Ray Tracing Method ◽  
Field Estimation ◽  
Tracing Method

A GPU-Accelerated ray-tracing method for determining radiation view factors in multi-junction thermoelectric generators

Energy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 228 ◽  
pp. 120438
Author(s):  
Asher J. Hancock ◽  
Laura B. Fulton ◽  
Justin Ying ◽  
Corey E. Clifford ◽  
Shervin Sammak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ray Tracing ◽  
Thermoelectric Generators ◽  
Ray Tracing Method ◽  
View Factors ◽  
Tracing Method
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