Fabrication and testing of germanium grisms for LMIRcam

Paul J. Kuzmenko, Steve L. Little, Liesl M. Little, John C. Wilson, Michael F. Skrutskie, Phillip M. Hinz, Jarron M. Leisenring, Oliver Durney

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Abstract

We diamond fly cut 2 sets of germanium grisms for the LMIRcam 3-5 micron Fizeau imager for the combined focus of the Large Binocular Telescope (LBT). The grisms mount in a filter wheel near a pupil to enable moderate resolution (R∼300) spectroscopy. Both sets have a measured blaze angle of 2.9°. The first set has a groove period of 40 lines/mm and will be used in first order with peak efficiency at 3.6 μm. The second set has 32 lines/mm. It can operate in first order with an efficiency peak near 4.4 μm and in second order with a peak near 2.3 μm. First results from testing the grisms in the instrument on the sky with the LBT are presented.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationModern Technologies in Space- and Ground-Based Telescopes and Instrumentation II
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012
Externally publishedYes
EventModern Technologies in Space- and Ground-Based Telescopes and Instrumentation II - Amsterdam, Netherlands
Duration: Jul 1 2012Jul 6 2012

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume8450
ISSN (Print)0277-786X

Other

OtherModern Technologies in Space- and Ground-Based Telescopes and Instrumentation II
Country/TerritoryNetherlands
CityAmsterdam
Period7/1/127/6/12

Keywords

  • Germanium
  • Grism
  • Infrared
  • LMIRcam

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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