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Temperature-Dependent Refractive Index Measurements of Caf2, Suprasil 3001, and S-FTM16 for the Euclid Near Infrared Spectrometer and PhotometerUsing the Cryogenic High Accuracy Refraction Measuring System (CHARMS) at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, we measured absolute refractive indices at temperatures from 100 to 310 K at wavelengths from 0.42 to 3.6 microns for CaF2, Suprasil 3001 fused silica, and S-FTM16 glass in support of lens designs for the Near Infrared Spectrometer and Photometer (NISP) for ESA's Euclid dark energy mission. We report absolute refractive index, dispersion (dn/dλ), and thermo-optic coefficient (dn/dT) for these materials. In this study, materials from different melts were procured to understand index variability in each material. We provide temperature-dependent Sellmeier coefficients based on our data to allow accurate interpolation of index to other wavelengths and temperatures. For calcium fluoride (CaF2) and S-FTM16, we compare our current measurements with CHARMS measurements of these materials made in the recent past for other programs. We also compare Suprasil 3001's indices to those of other forms of fused silica we have measured in CHARMS.
Document ID
20150018348
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Leviton, Douglas B.
(Leviton Metrology Solutions, Inc. Boulder, CO, United States)
Miller, Kevin H.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD United States)
Quijada, Manuel A.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD United States)
Grupp, Frank D.
(Max-Planck-Inst. fuer Extraterrestrische Physik Garching, Germany)
Date Acquired
September 24, 2015
Publication Date
August 9, 2015
Subject Category
Optics
Report/Patent Number
GSFC-E-DAA-TN25748
Report Number: GSFC-E-DAA-TN25748
Meeting Information
Meeting: SPIE Optics + Photonics 2015 Conference
Location: San Diego, CA
Country: United States
Start Date: August 9, 2015
End Date: August 13, 2015
Sponsors: International Society for Optical Engineering
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NNG14FC86T
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.
Keywords
geometrical optics
cryogenic temperatures
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