NASA Applications For Acousto-Optic Spectrometers

Gordon Chin

doi:10.1117/12.942625

1 November 1987 NASA Applications For Acousto-Optic Spectrometers

Gordon Chin

Proceedings Volume 0477, Optical Technology for Microwave Applications I; (1987) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.942625
Event: 1984 Technical Symposium East, 1984, Arlington, United States

Abstract

Small, compact, and rugged IF spectrometers are needed in high resolution heterodyne receivers designed for a new generation of space-borne telescopes planned for the next decade. Acousto-optic Spectrometers (AOS) promise to provide the necessary bandwidth and resolution in a package which is compact, power efficient, and ruggedized for space applications. Sensitivity, linearity, and stability are the primary goals of an astronomical receiver and these features must be demonstrated in order for an AOS to be accepted in place of more conventional RF or digital technology.

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Gordon Chin "NASA Applications For Acousto-Optic Spectrometers", Proc. SPIE 0477, Optical Technology for Microwave Applications I, (1 November 1987); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.942625

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