Title :
Double fourier modulation for a TeraHertz space interferometer
Author :
Klemencica, G.M.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Phys. & Astron., Cardiff Univ., Cardiff, UK
Abstract :
Space-borne THz interferometry will be a natural long-term development following the recent success of observatories such as Spitzer and Herschel, and the forthcoming SPICA observatory. A three-year EU FP-7 funded technology development programme is underway, aimed at raising the maturity of double Fourier modulation for spectral and spatial interferometry. Part of the programme involves the enhancement and use of a laboratory test-bed interferometer, which will be used to evaluate beam combination, data processing, and calibration methods.
Keywords :
aerospace instrumentation; calibration; interferometers; interferometry; modulation; submillimetre wave devices; terahertz wave devices; Herschel observatory; SPICA observatory; Spitzer observatory; beam combination evaluation; calibration method; data processing; double Fourier modulation; laboratory test-bed interferometer; space-borne THz interferometry; spatial interferometry; spectral interferometry; terahertz space interferometer; three-year EU FP-7 funded technology development programme; time 3 year; Apertures; Data processing; Instruments; Laboratories; Modulation; Optical interferometry;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 2013 38th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Mainz
DOI :
10.1109/IRMMW-THz.2013.6665521
