OSIRIS - Tunable Filter - Etalon Properties - Measured


 

The Blue and Red Etalon were built by ICOS for the OSIRIS project.

 

OSIRIS Blue Etalon

Etalon Wavelength Range 375-675 nm
Etalon Nominal Cavity Separation 5.54 micrometers
Number of orders of Interference 34.45 orders at 632.8 nm (10.9 micrometers)
Minimun thickness of the air layer less than 2 microns
Etalon Throughput > 98% at 633 nm
FWHM of etalon transmission peak 1.32 nm at a wavelength of 649.3 nm
Wavelenght Selection accuracy 0.57 nm/step (552 steps for one order of interference at 632.8nm)

 

OSIRIS Red Etalon

Etalon Wavelength Range 600-1000 nm
Etalon Nominal Cavity Separation 4.47 micrometers
Number of orders of Interference 26.9 orders at 589 nm (7.9 micrometers)
Minimun thickness of the air layer 1.71 microns
Etalon Throughput > 96% at 633 nm
FWHM of etalon transmission peak 3.6 nm at a wavelength of 700 nm
Wavelenght Selection accuracy 0.48 nm/step (665 steps for one order of interference at 632.8nm)


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Last update August 8, 2005, by Héctor Castañeda