Title :
High resolution and compact slit-less spectrometer using spherical beam volume holograms
Author :
Hsieh, Chaoray ; Momtahan, Omid ; Adibi, Ali
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA
Abstract :
We present compact slit-less spectrometers using spherical beam holograms with resolution close to 1 nm using thick holographic materials. The spectrum estimations of unknown light sources are used to demonstrate the performance of these slit-less spectrometers.
Keywords :
holography; measurement by laser beam; optical polymers; solid lasers; spectroscopic light sources; visible spectrometers; holographic materials; light sources; photopolymer; slit-less spectrometer; solid-state laser; spectrum estimation; spherical beam volume holograms; Charge coupled devices; Collimators; Gratings; Holographic optical components; Holography; Interference; Laser beams; Lenses; Optical materials; Spectroscopy; (090.7330) Volume holographic gratings; (300.6300) Spectroscopy, Fourier transform; (999.9999) Spherical beam holograms;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628552
