• Acta Photonica Sinica
  • Vol. 52, Issue 5, 0552206 (2023)
Hangxin JI1,2,*, Guoxin BA1,2,3, Jun LI1,2, and Haoran YU1,2
Author Affiliations
  • 1National Astronomical Observatories/Nanjing Institute of Astronomical Optics & Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210042, China
  • 2CAS Key Laboratory of Astronomical Optics & Technology, Nanjing Institute of Astronomical Optics & Technology, Nanjing 210042, China
  • 3University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/gzxb20235205.0552206 Cite this Article
    Hangxin JI, Guoxin BA, Jun LI, Haoran YU. Optical Design of a High-efficiency Medium-low Dispersion Spectrograph with Wide-band Based on FOSC Type(Invited)[J]. Acta Photonica Sinica, 2023, 52(5): 0552206 Copy Citation Text show less
    The working principle of the double channel spectrograph based on FOSC type
    Fig. 1. The working principle of the double channel spectrograph based on FOSC type
    The working principle of two straight-through GRISMS
    Fig. 2. The working principle of two straight-through GRISMS
    The optical layout of the double channel multi-mode spectrograph
    Fig. 3. The optical layout of the double channel multi-mode spectrograph
    The spot diameter of different wavelength at 4 spectral modes in the blue channel
    Fig. 4. The spot diameter of different wavelength at 4 spectral modes in the blue channel
    The spot diameter of different wavelength at 4 spectral modes in the red channel
    Fig. 5. The spot diameter of different wavelength at 4 spectral modes in the red channel
    Different straight- through grisms,the relationship between spectral resolution and wavelength(left),the relationship between the spectrum position on the CCD in dispersion direction and wavelength(right)
    Fig. 6. Different straight- through grisms,the relationship between spectral resolution and wavelength(left),the relationship between the spectrum position on the CCD in dispersion direction and wavelength(right)
    The spectrograph efficiency curve with different straight-through grisms(GRISM or VPHG)
    Fig. 7. The spectrograph efficiency curve with different straight-through grisms(GRISM or VPHG)
    The camera design comparison for the red channel of multi-mode astronomical spectrometer
    Fig. 8. The camera design comparison for the red channel of multi-mode astronomical spectrometer
    The spot diameter of different wavelength at 4 spectral modes in the red channel with curved detector
    Fig. 9. The spot diameter of different wavelength at 4 spectral modes in the red channel with curved detector
    Technical indexIndex requirements
    Working band

    Blue channel:310~560 nm

    Red channel:540~1 000 nm

    Spectral resolutionR=500,2 000,5 500@0.8″slit
    Operating temperature-30 ℃~20 ℃
    Peak efficiency(without slit loss)≥40%
    Minimum efficiency≥15%(goal)
    Image qualityRMS radius ≤ 10 μm
    Table 1. The main requirements of the double channel medium-low dispersion spectrograph
    Spectrograph parameterValues
    Collimator focal length400 mm
    Pupil diameter50 mm
    Camera focal length215 mm
    Camera focal ratio & field of viewF/4.3 & φ≥16°
    CCD4 K@15 μm
    Channel working band

    Blue channel:310~560 nm

    Red channel:540~1 000 nm

    Table 2. The initial configuration parameters of the spectrograph
    Resolution modeLine density/(l·mm-1Groove anglePrism angle & materialsOrder
    B-GRISM 5002008.95°10.6° & fused silica1
    B-GRISM 2 00060028.7°33.1° & fused silica1
    B-VPHG 2 00077520°20° & fused silica1
    B-GRISM >5 00097.1156°56° & LF5HTI9~17
    R-GRISM 50015010.8°10.8° & LF5HTI1
    R-GRISM 2 00030026.7°23.5° & LF5HTI1
    R-VPHG 2 00045021°21° & LF5HTI1
    R-GRISM >5 00091.758.9°58.9° & LF5HTI5~10
    Table 3. The main parameters of grisms for the blue & red-channel
    Hangxin JI, Guoxin BA, Jun LI, Haoran YU. Optical Design of a High-efficiency Medium-low Dispersion Spectrograph with Wide-band Based on FOSC Type(Invited)[J]. Acta Photonica Sinica, 2023, 52(5): 0552206
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