Optical deflection tomography with the phase-shifting Schlieren

We present a new optical deflection tomography method that takes advantage of the phase-shifting schlieren. The reconstruction algorithm is based on filtered backprojection. The instrument is well adapted for three-dimensional imaging of spatially sparse objects exhibiting large refractive index variations. It achieves a 35μm resolution with a 3mm depth of field. Its performance is illustrated with a bundle of fibers immersed in a matching index solution

NOMAD spectometer on the ExoMArs trace gas orbiter misión : part 2 - design, manufacturing, and testing of the ultraviolet and visible channel

NOMAD is a spectrometer suite on board the ESA/Roscosmos ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter, which launched in March 2016. NOMAD consists of two infrared channels and one ultraviolet and visible channel, allowing the instrument to perform observations quasi-constantly, by taking nadir measurements at the day- and night-side, and during solar occultations. Here, in part 2 of a linked study, we describe the design, manufacturing, and testing of the ultraviolet and visible spectrometer channel called UVIS. We focus upon the optical design and working principle where two telescopes are coupled to a single grating spectrometer using a selector mechanism