Savini, G;
Thurairethinam, V;
Shitvov, A;
Hargrave, P;
Veenendaal, I;
Lyons, M;
Lamagna, L;
... Jaehnig, G; + view all
(2024)
Using Zemax Programming Language and API as a method to perform parametric ghost analysis, chromatic aberrations and baffle thermal loading on the Litebird Medium and High Frequency Telescopes.
In: Coyle, Laura E and Perrin, Marshall D and Matsuura, Shuji, (eds.)
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering.
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Abstract
We combine use of the Zemax Programming Language1 and an API (Application Programme Interface) feature2 in the Zemax Opticstudio software which allows for rapid ray-tracing computations and maps of intermediate ray distribution intersections with in-house IDL code to produce maps of stray-light distribution and spectral content of ghost images. The calculation of the spectral amplitude of the latter is performed via prior knowledge of spectral transmission of all optical elements involved in a refractor telescope. The results are of generic nature and can be applied to any optical system. For the numerical examples in this case we consider the JAXA LiteBIRD CMB Medium and High frequency telescopes3,4 as a study case and perform a parametric study of the position of its infrared rejecting filters by looking at multiple configurations within a python envelope. By manipulating the resulting intermediate products of ray incidence distribution we determine the optimal position of the filters that will minimize ghost features on the focal plane (or define some competing configurations based on desired outcomes).The resulting analysis is in competition with other aspects of filter positioning (mechanical and thermal) so the results of this optimization is not necessarily a final outcome. Results from such a study can be used to characterize the variation of spectral response across the focal plane caused by the impact angle distribution on the optical coatings and finally the distribution of thermal (out of band) rejected light reflected by the filters on the optical baffles. The first can be obtained with the majority of optical modelling commercial packages, the second are more complex and can also be done in a similar way with packages that perform non-sequential analysis.
| Type: | Proceedings paper |
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| Title: | Using Zemax Programming Language and API as a method to perform parametric ghost analysis, chromatic aberrations and baffle thermal loading on the Litebird Medium and High Frequency Telescopes |
| Event: | Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2024: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave |
| Dates: | 16 Jun 2024 - 22 Jun 2024 |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1117/12.3018903 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3018903 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the version of record. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Ray Tracing, optical aberrations, optical systematics, optical coatings, optical modelling |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Dept of Physics and Astronomy |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10199334 |
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