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Design, calibration, and application of a cryogenic low-background infrared radiometer for spectral irradiance and radiance measurements from 4 um to 20 um wavelength

March 2, 2021
Author(s)
Simon G. Kaplan, Solomon Woods, Eric L. Shirley, Adriaan C. Carter, Timothy M. Jung, James E. Proctor, Dale R. Sears, Jinan Zeng
We have constructed, calibrated, and tested a cryogenic low-background infrared radiometer for both spectral radiance and irradiance measurements over the 4 um to 20 um wavelength range. The radiometer has been used to compare two primary methods for

Index of refraction of germanium

April 27, 2020
Author(s)
John H. Burnett, Eric C. Benck, Simon G. Kaplan, Erik Stover, Adam Phenis
Measurements of the index of refraction of a sample of high-quality, single-crystal germanium using the minimum deviation refractometry method are presented for temperatures near 22 degC and for wavelengths in the range 2 micron to 14 micron. The standard

Refractive index measurements of Ge

October 20, 2016
Author(s)
John H. Burnett, Simon G. Kaplan
A program has been started at NIST to make high-accuracy measurements of the infrared (IR) index properties of technologically important IR materials, in order to provide the IR optics community with updated values for the highest-quality materials now

Infrared Optical Properties of Materials

February 24, 2015
Author(s)
Simon G. Kaplan, Leonard M. Hanssen, Raju V. Datla
This document describes the Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrophotometry (FTIS) Facility at the Sensor Science Division (SSD) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to provide the infrared optical properties of materials (IROPM)

Chapter 4: Fourier transform methods

April 25, 2014
Author(s)
Simon G. Kaplan, Manuel A. Quijada
Chapter 4 describes the use of Fourier Transform Spectrometers (FTS) for accurate spectrophotometry over a wide spectral range. After a brief exposition of the basic concepts of FTS operation, we discuss instrument designs and discuss their advantages and

Calibration of IR Test Chambers with the Missile Defense Transfer Radiometer

September 30, 2013
Author(s)
Simon G. Kaplan, Solomon I. Woods, Adriaan C. Carter, Timothy M. Jung
The Missile Defense Transfer Radiometer (MDXR) is designed to calibrate infrared collimated and flood sources over the fW/cm2 to W/cm2 power range from 3 m to 28 m in wavelength. The MDXR operates in three different modes: as a filter radiometer, a

Initial testing of a Si:As blocked-impurity-band (BIB) trap detector

October 31, 2012
Author(s)
Solomon I. Woods, Simon G. Kaplan, Timothy M. Jung, Adriaan C. Carter, James E. Proctor
We discuss the design, construction, and initial test results of a Si:As blocked-impurity-band (BIB) trap detector. The trap consists of two rectangular BIB devices configured in a v-shaped geometry. This trapping geometry is designed to ideally yield a

Broadband Emissivity Calibration of Highly Reflective Samples at Cryogenic Temperatures

October 15, 2012
Author(s)
Solomon I. Woods, Timothy M. Jung, Greg Ly, Simon G. Kaplan, Jie Yu
We have developed a technique for calibrating the broadband optical emissivity of high reflectivity samples at cryogenic temperatures. This measurement method employs a primary standard optical detector with high absorptance from visible wavelengths to

Cryogenic Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometer from 4 to 20 Micrometers

August 20, 2010
Author(s)
Simon G. Kaplan, Solomon I. Woods, Timothy M. Jung, Adriaan C. Carter
We describe the design and performance of a cryogenic Fourier transform spectrometer (Cryo-FTS) operating at a temperature of approximately 15 K. The instrument is based on a porch-swing scanning mirror design with active alignment stabilization using a

Calibration of Ultra-Low Infrared Power at NIST

July 20, 2010
Author(s)
Solomon I. Woods, Stephen M. Carr, Adriaan C. Carter, Timothy M. Jung, Simon G. Kaplan, Raju V. Datla
The Low Background Infrared (LBIR) facility has developed and tested the components of a new detector for calibration of infrared powers down to 1 pW, with 0.1% uncertainty. Calibration of such low powers could be valuable for the quantitative study of
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