Tunable narrowband birefringent filters for astronomical imaging

Peter J. Miller

doi:10.1117/12.19110

1 July 1990 Tunable narrowband birefringent filters for astronomical imaging

Peter J. Miller

Proceedings Volume 1235, Instrumentation in Astronomy VII; (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.19110
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation for the 21st Century, 1990, Tucson, AZ, United States

Abstract

Tunable optical retarders made of liquid crystal material can be built with excellent spatial and angular response. These elements have been used to construct birefringent filters which are electronically tunable. Initial breadboard systems realize passbands similar to interference filters, and filters are planned with sub-Angstrom passband. Any desired wavelength in the tuning range may be selected in a random-access fashion, in a few milliseconds. One of these filters has been successfully used recently to image the solar photosphere in the 1.2 - 1.6 micron range at the McMath solar telescope at Kitt Peak.

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Peter J. Miller "Tunable narrowband birefringent filters for astronomical imaging", Proc. SPIE 1235, Instrumentation in Astronomy VII, (1 July 1990); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.19110

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