Dr. Mike A. Cutter Profile

Dr. Mike A. Cutter

Head of Optical Payload Group

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Proceedings Article | 21 November 2017 Open Access

ComPAQS: a compact concentric UV/visible spectrometer, providing a new tool for air quality monitoring from space

Roland Leigh, C. Whyte, M. Cutter, D. Lobb, P. Monks

Proceedings Volume 10566, 1056625 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2308236

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Under the first phase of the Centre for Earth Observation Instrumentation (CEOI), a breadboard demonstrator of a novel UV/VIS spectrometer has been developed. Using designs from Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) the demonstrator has been constructed and tested at the University of Leicester’s Space Research Centre. This spectrometer provides an exceptionally compact instrument for differential optical absorption spectroscopy (DOAS) applications from LEO, GEO, HAP or ground-based platforms.

Measurement of atmo spheric compounds with climate change or air quality implications is a key driver for the ground and space-based Earth Observation communities. Techniques using UV/VIS spectroscopy such as DOAS provide measurements of ozone profiles, aerosol optical depth, certain Volatile Organic Compounds, halogenated species, and key air quality parameters including tropospheric nitrogen dioxide. Compact instruments providing the necessary optical performance and spectral resolution are therefore a key enabling technology.

The Compact Air Quality Spectrometer (CompAQS) features a concentric arrangement of a spherical meniscus lens, a concave spherical mirror and a suitable curved diffraction grating. This compact design provides efficiency and performance benefits over traditional concepts, improving the precision and spatial resolution available from space borne instruments with limited weight and size budgets. The breadboard spectrometer currently operating at the University of Leicester offers high throughput with a spectral range from 310 to 450 nm at 0.5nm(UV) to 1.0nm (visible) resolution, suitable for DOAS applications. The concentric design is capable of handling high relative apertures, owing to spherical aberration and coma being near zero at all surfaces. The design also provides correction for transverse chromatic aberration and distortion, in addition to correcting for the distortion called ‘smile’ – the curvature of the slit image formed at each wavelength. These properties render this design capable of superior spectral and spatial performance with size and weight budgets significantly lower than standard configurations.

In this presentation, the design of the spectrometer is detailed, with results from instrument characterisations undertaken at the University of Leicester, including demonstrations of DOAS fits for key air quality species.

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Proceedings Article | 21 November 2017 Open Access

Design of the compact high-resolution imaging spectrometer (CHRIS), and future developments

Mike Cutter, Dan Lobb

Proceedings Volume 10568, 1056805 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2308022

KEYWORDS: Spectroscopy, Calibration, Sensors, Telescopes, Mirrors, Spatial resolution, Prisms, Stray light, Charge-coupled devices, Diffusers

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Proceedings Article | 17 November 2017 Open Access

Traceable radiometry underpinning terrestrial and heliostudies (truths): a bencmark mission for climate

Nigel Fox, Paul Green, Helen Brindley, Jacqueline Russell, Dave Smith, Daniel Lobb, Michael Cutter, Andrew Barnes

Proceedings Volume 10563, 1056325 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2304220

KEYWORDS: Climatology, Calibration, Sensors, Environmental sensing, Climate change, Radiometry, Clouds, Diffusers, Performance modeling, Signal to noise ratio

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Proceedings Article | 15 October 2004 Paper

Compact high-resolution imaging spectrometer (CHRIS) design and performance

Mike Cutter

Proceedings Volume 5546, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.560962

KEYWORDS: Spectroscopy, Sensors, Mirrors, Calibration, Telescopes, Bidirectional reflectance transmission function, Spatial resolution, Charge-coupled devices, Spectrometer engineering, Space telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 7 January 2004 Paper

Flight experience of the Compact High-Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (CHRIS)

Mike Cutter, Lisa Johns, Dan Lobb, Tom Williams, J. Settle

Proceedings Volume 5159, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.505252

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Charge-coupled devices, Spectroscopy, Modulation transfer functions, Single crystal X-ray diffraction, Spatial resolution, Satellites, Telescopes, Bidirectional reflectance transmission function, Electronics

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Proceedings Article | 27 October 1999 Paper

Integration and testing of the compact high-resolution imaging spectrometer (CHRIS)

Michael Cutter, Daniel Lobb, Thomas Williams, Robert Renton

Proceedings Volume 3753, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.366281

KEYWORDS: Spectroscopy, Telescopes, Calibration, Charge-coupled devices, Mirrors, Modulation transfer functions, Sensors, Stray light, Spectral resolution, Spatial resolution

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Proceedings Article | 1 May 1994 Paper

Design and optimization of a digital radiographic system with emphasis on TDI CCD scanning mammography

Laurence Court, Ian Ho, Robert Speller, A. Martinex-Davalos, David Miller, Gordon Hopkinson, Michael Cutter, Brian Allen

Proceedings Volume 2163, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.174267

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Breast, X-rays, Signal to noise ratio, Monte Carlo methods, Digital mammography, Mammography, Charge-coupled devices, Physics, Modulation transfer functions

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Proceedings Article | 1 August 1991 Paper

Medium-resolution imaging spectrometer

Gilles Baudin, Richard Bessudo, Michael Cutter, Daniel Lobb, Jean-Loup Bezy

Proceedings Volume 1490, (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.46615

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Charge-coupled devices, Remote sensing, Spectroscopy, Sensors, Mirrors, Imaging systems, Image processing, Spatial resolution, Optical components

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Proceedings Article | 1 August 1991 Paper

Calibration for the medium-resolution imaging spectrometer

Gilles Baudin, Jean-Pierre Chessel, Michael Cutter, Daniel Lobb

Proceedings Volume 1493, (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.46681

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Spectral calibration, Charge-coupled devices, Sun, Microwave radiation, Diffusers, Spectroscopy, Integrating spheres, Error analysis, Data corrections

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Optical Design and Engineering V

26 November 2012 | Barcelona, Spain

Optical Design and Engineering IV

6 September 2011 | Marseille, France

Optical Design and Engineering

2 September 2008 | Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

Imaging Spectrometry XI

14 August 2006 | San Diego, California, United States

Optical Design and Engineering II

13 September 2005 | Jena, Germany

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