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Stray-Light Correction Algorithm for Spectrographs
Published
Author(s)
Steven W. Brown, Bettye C. Johnson, M Feinholz, M Yarbrough, S Flora, Keith R. Lykke, D K. Clark
Abstract
In this work, we describe an algorithm to correct a spectrograph's response for stray light. Two recursion relations are developed: one to correct the system response when measuring broad-band calibration sources and a second to correct the response when measuring sources of unknown radiance. The algorithm requires a detailed understanding of the effect of stray light in the spectrograph on the instrument's response. using tunable laser sources, a dual spectrograph instrument designed to measure the up-welling radiance in the ocean was characterized for stray light. A stray light correction algorithm was developed, based on the results of the laser-based measurements. The instrument's response was corrected for stray light and the effects on measured up-welling in-water radiance evaluated.
Citation
Metrologia
Volume
40
Issue
No. 1
Pub Type
Journals
Keywords
and stray light, calibration, CCD, MOBY, ocean color, radiometry, spectrograph
Citation
Brown, S.
, Johnson, B.
, Feinholz, M.
, Yarbrough, M.
, Flora, S.
, Lykke, K.
and Clark, D.
(2003),
Stray-Light Correction Algorithm for Spectrographs, Metrologia
(Accessed December 5, 2023)