• Infrared and Laser Engineering
  • Vol. 51, Issue 12, 20220509 (2022)
Sijia Huang1, Yinlin Yuan2, Wenchao Zhai2, Xiaobing Zheng2, Zhenggang Lei3, and Yu Lin3
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Environment Science and Optoelectronic, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
  • 2Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
  • 3Kunming Institute of Physics, Kunming 650223, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/IRLA20220509 Cite this Article
    Sijia Huang, Yinlin Yuan, Wenchao Zhai, Xiaobing Zheng, Zhenggang Lei, Yu Lin. Performance evaluation of noise equivalent spectral radiance calibration system[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2022, 51(12): 20220509 Copy Citation Text show less
    Flow chart of NESR calibration
    Fig. 1. Flow chart of NESR calibration
    Diagram of an infrared remote sensor NESR calibration system
    Fig. 2. Diagram of an infrared remote sensor NESR calibration system
    Uncertainty of spectral radiance of standard blackbody
    Fig. 3. Uncertainty of spectral radiance of standard blackbody
    Schematic diagram of calibration optical path
    Fig. 4. Schematic diagram of calibration optical path
    (a) Fourier transform spectrometer output changing with the rotation angle of reflector when observing standard blackbody @T=303 K, λ=10 μm; (b) Uncertainty u2(λ) due to angle repeatability of rotating mirror
    Fig. 5. (a) Fourier transform spectrometer output changing with the rotation angle of reflector when observing standard blackbody @T=303 K, λ=10 μm; (b) Uncertainty u2(λ) due to angle repeatability of rotating mirror
    (a) Fourier transform spectrometer observation of output signal of infrared integrating sphere changing with the rotation angle of reflector, T=153 K, λ=10 μm; (b) The uncertainty u3(λ) affected by angle repeatability of rotating mirror
    Fig. 6. (a) Fourier transform spectrometer observation of output signal of infrared integrating sphere changing with the rotation angle of reflector, T=153 K, λ=10 μm; (b) The uncertainty u3(λ) affected by angle repeatability of rotating mirror
    (a) Temperature curve of calibration period; (b) Uncertainty u4(λ) effected by the background radiation
    Fig. 7. (a) Temperature curve of calibration period; (b) Uncertainty u4(λ) effected by the background radiation
    (a) Response curve of standard low temperature blackbody (300 K) measured by Fourier transform spectrometer; (b) Repeatability measurement results u5(λ)
    Fig. 8. (a) Response curve of standard low temperature blackbody (300 K) measured by Fourier transform spectrometer; (b) Repeatability measurement results u5(λ)
    (a) Output signal of primary integrating sphere tested by Fourier spectrometer; (b) Repeatability of primary integrating sphere u6(λ)
    Fig. 9. (a) Output signal of primary integrating sphere tested by Fourier spectrometer; (b) Repeatability of primary integrating sphere u6(λ)
    (a) Average of Fourier spectrometer output signal; (b) Instability u8(λ)
    Fig. 10. (a) Average of Fourier spectrometer output signal; (b) Instability u8(λ)
    Relative radiance of primary integrating sphere during 30 min
    Fig. 11. Relative radiance of primary integrating sphere during 30 min
    Surface uniformity measurement result of primary integrating sphere
    Fig. 12. Surface uniformity measurement result of primary integrating sphere
    Relative spectral radiance of primary integrating sphere changed with measurement angle
    Fig. 13. Relative spectral radiance of primary integrating sphere changed with measurement angle
    (a) Measurement result of L1(λ) and L2(λ) ; (b) SNR of Fourier spectrometer
    Fig. 14. (a) Measurement result of L1(λ) and L2(λ) ; (b) SNR of Fourier spectrometer
    (a) Calibration result of NESR; (b) Uncertainty of NESR
    Fig. 15. (a) Calibration result of NESR; (b) Uncertainty of NESR
    No.InstrumentsParameters
    1Standard Fourier spectrometer (Bruker VERTEX 80 V)Spectral resolution: ≥ 0.06 cm−1; Spectral range coverage: 3-14.5 μm
    2Standard low temperature blackbodyTemperature range: 283-363 K; Blackbody cavity emissivity: ≥ 0.999
    3Infrared radiometer (KT15.99 IIP)Spectral range: 9.6-11.5 μm; Instability: <0.01%/month
    4Rotation reflectorRotation angle range: 0°-270°; Rotation angle repeatability: 0.003°; Adjustment precision: 0.2°
    Table 1. Measuring instruments of spectral radiance calibration uncertainty
    Uncertainty factorsSymbolRelative uncertainty @10 μm
    Uncertainty of spectral radiance output of standard blackbodyu1(λ) 0.081%
    Uncertainty of standard blackbody spectral radiance (by Fourier spectrometer) u2(λ) 0.025%
    Uncertainty of integrating sphere spectral radiance (by Fourier spectrometer)u3(λ) 0.020%
    Background radiation testing uncertainty in optical source chamber and calibration chamberu4(λ) 0.036%
    Repeatability of standard blackbody (by Fourier spectrometer)u5(λ) 0.13%
    Repeatability of infrared integrating sphere (by Fourier spectrometer)u6(λ) 0.017%
    The nonlinearity of Fourier spectrometeru7(λ) 0
    The instability of Fourier spectrometeru8(λ) 0.051%
    The instability of infrared integrating sphereu9(λ) 0.052%
    The plane inhomogeneity of infrared integrating sphereu10(λ) 0.25%
    The angular nonuniformity of infrared integrating sphereu11(λ) 0.15%
    Uncertainty of spectral radiance calibrationU(λ) 0.34%
    Table 2. The uncertainty scale of NESR@10 μm calibration
    Sijia Huang, Yinlin Yuan, Wenchao Zhai, Xiaobing Zheng, Zhenggang Lei, Yu Lin. Performance evaluation of noise equivalent spectral radiance calibration system[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2022, 51(12): 20220509
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