Title :
Realization of refractive polarizing Fourier Transform Spectrometer for cosmic microwave background polarization observation
Author :
Luo, Y. ; Hattori, M. ; Ebizuka, N. ; Matsumura, T. ; Ohta, I.S.
Author_Institution :
Tohoku Univ., Sendai, Japan
Abstract :
We proposed an application of the refractive polarizing Fourier Transform Spectrometer (r-FTS) to millimeter submillimeter wave multiband polarimetry. In this paper, the results of optical experiments in millimeter wavebands, aiming to verify the performance, will be reported.
Keywords :
Fourier transform spectrometers; polarisation; cosmic microwave background polarization observation; millimeter submillimeter wave multiband polarimetry; millimeter wavebands; optical experiments; refractive polarizing Fourier transform spectrometer; Frequency measurement; Materials; Optical polarization; Optical reflection; Optical refraction; Optical sensors; Optical variables control;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared Millimeter and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 2010 35th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Rome
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6655-9
DOI :
10.1109/ICIMW.2010.5612588