Multi-core fibre-fed integral field spectrograph (MCIFU) IV: The fiber link

Robert J. Harris, Fraser A. Pike, Mareike Trappen, Sebastiaan Y. Haffert, Yilin Xu, Aurelien Benoît, Calum Ross, David G. MacLachlan, Santiago Barboza, Norbert Münch, Itandehui Gris-Sanchez, Matthias Blaicher, Pascal Maier, Christian Koos, Timothy A. Birks, Robert R. Thomson

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Abstract

The Multi-Core Integral-Field Unit (MCIFU) is a diffraction-limited near-infrared integral-field spectrograph designed to detect and characterise exoplanets and disks in combination with extreme adaptive optics (xAO) instruments. It has been developed by an extended consortium as an experimental path finder for medium resolution spectroscopic upgrades for xAO systems. To allow it to achieve its goals we manufactured a fibre link system composed of a custom integrated fiber, with 3D printed microlenses and an ultrafast laser inscribed reformatter. Here we detail the specific requirements of the fibre link, from its design parameters, through its manufacture the laboratory performance and discuss upgrades for the future.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Optical and Mechanical Technologies for Telescopes and Instrumentation IV
EditorsRamon Navarro, Roland Geyl
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Electronic)9781510636897
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 13 Dec 2020
EventAdvances in Optical and Mechanical Technologies for Telescopes and Instrumentation IV 2020 - Virtual, Online, USA United States
Duration: 14 Dec 202022 Dec 2020

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume11451
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Conference

ConferenceAdvances in Optical and Mechanical Technologies for Telescopes and Instrumentation IV 2020
Country/TerritoryUSA United States
CityVirtual, Online
Period14/12/2022/12/20

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This work was supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) through Astronomical Instrumentation through photonic Reformatting’

Funding Information:
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreement No 730890.

Funding Information:
Support for this work was provided by NASA through the NASA Hubble Fellowship grant #HST-HF2-51436.001-A awarded by the Space Telescope Science Institute, which is operated by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Incorporated, under NASA contract NAS5-26555.

Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 SPIE.

Copyright:
Copyright 2021 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.

Funding

This work was supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) through Astronomical Instrumentation through photonic Reformatting’ This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreement No 730890. Support for this work was provided by NASA through the NASA Hubble Fellowship grant #HST-HF2-51436.001-A awarded by the Space Telescope Science Institute, which is operated by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Incorporated, under NASA contract NAS5-26555.

Keywords

  • Astrophotonics
  • Image slicing
  • Integrated optics
  • Photonic Lantern
  • Spectroscopy
  • Waveguide

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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