• Acta Photonica Sinica
  • Vol. 50, Issue 2, 1 (2021)
Daojing LI1, Kai ZHOU1、2, Hao ZHENG3, Jinghan GAO1、2, Yanling SUN4, Anjing CUI1、2, and Jiang WU1、2
Author Affiliations
  • 1Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Microwave Imaging, Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing0090, China
  • 2University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100049, China
  • 3Project Management Office, Beijing100101, China
  • 4School of Physics and Optoelectronic, Xidian University, Xi'an710071, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/gzxb20215002.0211001 Cite this Article
    Daojing LI, Kai ZHOU, Hao ZHENG, Jinghan GAO, Yanling SUN, Anjing CUI, Jiang WU. Laser Local Oscillator Infrared Spectral Interferometry Imaging and Its Application Prospect for Shipborne Astronomy (Invited)[J]. Acta Photonica Sinica, 2021, 50(2): 1 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    The status and difficulties of infrared interferometry imaging are analyzed, the principle of infrared coherent detection with laser local oscillator is introduced, the principle of infrared spectral segmentation and interferometry imaging based on electronics is expounded, and the frame structure of laser local oscillator infrared array detector is discussed. By means of laser local oscillator and coherent detector, the correct phase transmission of the infrared signals of the two telescopes can be ensured, and the narrow-band filtering in electronics can be implemented. The narrow-band infrared signals are favorable for the long-baseline interferometry imaging. On this basis, similar to the microwave synthetic aperture radio telescope, it can combine many small apertures in different spatial positions to form a large optical aperture, in the form of infrared spectral "radio" telescope to achieve high-resolution astronomical imaging, which is likely to greatly reduce the complexity, volume and weight of the infrared imaging system. The characteristics of the stratosphere airship platform are described, which provides favorable conditions for the installation of long-baseline large diffraction aperture telescopes and can greatly reduce the impact of the atmosphere on astronomical observation, and may become a new platform for astronomical observation. The arrangement scheme of the infrared spectral interferometry imaging telescope with 10 m baseline and 2 m diffraction aperture is presented, its detection and imaging performance is analyzed, and the key technologies and possible technical approaches are discussed. The analysis shows that, the infrared astronomical observation capability of the 10 m aperture telescope can be equivalent through three 2 m aperture diffraction telescopes with the 10 m baseline based on the stratospheric airship platform.
    Daojing LI, Kai ZHOU, Hao ZHENG, Jinghan GAO, Yanling SUN, Anjing CUI, Jiang WU. Laser Local Oscillator Infrared Spectral Interferometry Imaging and Its Application Prospect for Shipborne Astronomy (Invited)[J]. Acta Photonica Sinica, 2021, 50(2): 1
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