Preface |
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Acknowledgments |
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Chapter 1 Introduction and Terminology |
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1 | (12) |
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4 | (1) |
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4 | (2) |
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1.3 Stray Light Terminology |
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6 | (4) |
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6 | (1) |
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1.3.2 Specular and scatter stray light mechanisms |
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7 | (1) |
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1.3.3 Critical and illuminated surfaces |
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8 | (1) |
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1.3.4 In-field and out-of-field stray light |
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8 | (1) |
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1.3.5 Internal and external stray light |
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9 | (1) |
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1.3.6 "Move it or Block it or Paint/coat it or Clean it" |
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9 | (1) |
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10 | (3) |
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Chapter 2 Basic Radiometry for Stray Light Analysis |
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13 | (28) |
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13 | (16) |
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2.1.1 Flux, or power, and radiometric versus photometric units |
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14 | (2) |
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2.1.2 Reflectance, transmittance, and absorption |
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16 | (1) |
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2.1.3 Solid angle and projected solid angle |
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16 | (2) |
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18 | (1) |
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18 | (4) |
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22 | (1) |
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23 | (1) |
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23 | (1) |
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24 | (1) |
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2.1.10 Bidirectional scattering distribution function |
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25 | (4) |
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29 | (7) |
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2.2.1 Point source transmittance |
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31 | (1) |
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2.2.2 Detector field of view |
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32 | (1) |
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2.2.3 Veiling glare index |
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32 | (1) |
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32 | (1) |
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2.2.5 Estimation of stray light using basic radiative transfer |
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33 | (3) |
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2.2.6 Uncertainty of stray light estimates |
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36 | (1) |
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2.3 Detector Responsivity |
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36 | (2) |
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2.3.1 Noise equivalent irradiance |
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36 | (1) |
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2.3.2 Noise equivalent delta temperature |
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37 | (1) |
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38 | (3) |
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Chapter 3 Basic Ray Tracing for Stray Light Analysis |
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41 | (20) |
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3.1 Building the Stray Light Model |
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41 | (2) |
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3.1.1 Defining optical and mechanical geometry |
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41 | (2) |
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3.1.2 Defining optical properties |
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43 | (1) |
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43 | (15) |
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3.2.1 Using ray statistics to quantify speed of convergence |
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43 | (2) |
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3.2.2 Aiming scattered rays to increase the speed of convergence |
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45 | (3) |
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3.2.3 Backward ray tracing |
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48 | (1) |
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3.2.4 Finding stray light paths using detector FOV |
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49 | (1) |
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3.2.5 Determining critical and illuminated surfaces |
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50 | (1) |
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3.2.6 Performing internal stray light calculations |
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51 | (4) |
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3.2.7 Controlling ray ancestry to increase speed of convergence |
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55 | (1) |
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3.2.8 Using Monte Carlo ray splitting to increase speed of convergence |
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55 | (1) |
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3.2.9 Calculating the effect of stray light on modulation transfer function |
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56 | (2) |
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58 | (3) |
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Chapter 4 Scattering from Optical Surface Roughness and Coatings |
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61 | (16) |
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4.1 Scattering from Uncoated Optical Surface Roughness |
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62 | (11) |
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4.1.1 BSDF from RMS surface roughness |
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68 | (2) |
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70 | (1) |
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4.1.3 BSDF from empirical fits to measured data |
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71 | (1) |
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4.1.4 Artifacts from roughness scatter |
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72 | (1) |
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4.2 Scattering from Coated Optical Surface Roughness |
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73 | (2) |
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4.3 Scattering from Scratches and Digs |
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75 | (1) |
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75 | (2) |
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Chapter 5 Scattering from Particulate Contaminants |
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77 | (24) |
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5.1 Scattering from Spherical Particles (Mie Scatter Theory) |
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78 | (2) |
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5.2 Particle Density Function Models |
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80 | (11) |
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5.2.1 The IEST CC1246D cleanliness standard |
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81 | (6) |
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5.2.2 Measured (tabulated) distribution |
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87 | (1) |
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5.2.3 Determining the particle density function using typical cleanliness levels, fallout rates, or direct measurement |
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87 | (2) |
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5.2.3.1 Use of typical cleanliness levels |
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89 | (1) |
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5.2.3.2 Use of fallout rates (uncleaned surfaces only) |
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89 | (1) |
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5.2.3.3 Use of a measured (tabulated) density function |
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90 | (1) |
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91 | (4) |
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91 | (1) |
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5.3.2 BSDF from Mie scatter calculations |
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92 | (1) |
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5.3.3 BSDF from empirical fits to measured data |
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92 | (1) |
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5.3.4 Determining the uncertainty in BSDF from the uncertainty in particle density function |
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92 | (1) |
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5.3.5 Artifacts from contamination scatter |
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93 | (2) |
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5.4 Comparison of Scatter from Contaminants and Scatter from Surface Roughness |
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95 | (1) |
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5.5 Scattering from Inclusions in Bulk Media |
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95 | (3) |
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5.6 Molecular Contamination |
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98 | (1) |
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98 | (3) |
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Chapter 6 Scattering from Black Surface Treatments |
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101 | (22) |
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6.1 Physics of Scattering from Black Surface Treatments |
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102 | (10) |
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6.1.1 BRDF from empirical fits to measured data |
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104 | (5) |
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6.1.2 Using published BRDF data |
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109 | (2) |
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6.1.3 Artifacts from black surface treatment scatter |
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111 | (1) |
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6.2 Selection Criteria for Black Surface Treatments |
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112 | (2) |
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6.2.1 Absorption in the sensor waveband |
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113 | (1) |
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6.2.2 Specularity at high AOIs |
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113 | (1) |
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6.2.3 Particulate contamination |
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114 | (1) |
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6.2.4 Molecular contamination |
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114 | (1) |
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114 | (1) |
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6.3 Types of Black Surface Treatments |
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114 | (6) |
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115 | (1) |
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6.3.2 Treatments that reduce surface thickness |
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115 | (1) |
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6.3.3 Treatments that increase surface thickness |
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116 | (1) |
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116 | (1) |
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116 | (3) |
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6.3.3.3 Black oxide coatings |
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119 | (1) |
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6.4 Survey of Widely Used Black Surface Treatments |
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120 | (1) |
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120 | (3) |
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Chapter 7 Ghost Reflections, Aperture Diffraction, and Diffraction from Diffractive Optical Elements |
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123 | (22) |
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123 | (9) |
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7.1.1 Reflectance of uncoated and coated surfaces |
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124 | (1) |
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7.1.1.1 Uncoated surfaces |
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124 | (1) |
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125 | (1) |
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7.1.2 Reflectance from typical values |
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126 | (2) |
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7.1.3 Reflectance from the stack definition or predicted performance data |
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128 | (1) |
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7.1.4 Reflectance from measured data |
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128 | (1) |
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7.1.5 Artifacts from ghost reflections |
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128 | (3) |
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7.1.6 "Reflective" ghosts |
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131 | (1) |
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132 | (5) |
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7.2.1 Aperture diffraction theory |
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132 | (1) |
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7.2.2 Calculation of aperture diffraction in stray light analysis programs |
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133 | (1) |
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7.2.3 Artifacts from aperture diffraction |
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134 | (1) |
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7.2.4 Expressions for wide-angle diffraction calculations |
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135 | (2) |
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7.3 Diffraction from Diffractive Optical Elements |
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137 | (5) |
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7.3.1 DOE diffraction theory |
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138 | (2) |
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7.3.2 Artifacts from DOE diffraction |
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140 | (1) |
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7.3.3 Scattering from DOE transition regions |
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140 | (2) |
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142 | (3) |
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Chapter 8 Optical Design for Stray Light Control |
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145 | (18) |
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145 | (2) |
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8.2 Use an Unobscured Optical Design |
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147 | (1) |
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8.3 Minimize the Number of Optical Elements between the Aperture Stop and the Focal Plane |
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148 | (2) |
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150 | (3) |
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8.4.1 Calculating Lyot stop diameter from analytic expressions |
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151 | (1) |
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8.4.2 Calculating Lyot stop diameter from coherent beam analysis |
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152 | (1) |
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8.5 Use a Pupil Mask to Block Diffraction and Scattering from Struts and Other Obscurations |
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153 | (1) |
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8.6 Minimize Illumination of the Aperture Stop |
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154 | (1) |
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8.7 Minimize the Number of Optical Elements, Especially Refractive Elements |
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154 | (1) |
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8.8 Avoid Optical Elements at Intermediate Images |
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155 | (1) |
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8.9 Avoid Ghosts Focused at the Focal Plane |
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155 | (1) |
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8.10 Minimize Vignetting, Including the Projected Solid Angle of Struts |
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156 | (1) |
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8.11 Use Temporal, Spectral, or Polarization Filters |
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157 | (1) |
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8.12 Use Nonuniformity Compensation and Reflective Warm Shields in IR Systems |
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157 | (3) |
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160 | (3) |
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Chapter 9 Baffle and Cold Shield Design |
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163 | (20) |
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9.1 Design of the Main Baffles and Cold Shields |
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164 | (3) |
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9.2 Design of Vanes for Main Baffles and Cold Shields |
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167 | (7) |
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9.2.1 Optimal aperture diameter, depth, and spacing for baffle vanes |
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168 | (4) |
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9.2.2 Edge radius, bevel angle, and angle for baffle vanes |
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172 | (1) |
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9.2.3 Groove-shaped baffle vanes |
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172 | (2) |
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9.3 Design of Baffles for Cassegrain-Type Systems |
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174 | (4) |
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9.4 Design of Reflective Baffle Vanes |
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178 | (3) |
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181 | (1) |
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181 | (2) |
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Chapter 10 Measurement of BSDF, TIS, and System Stray Light |
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183 | (12) |
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10.1 Measurement of BSDF (Scatterometers) |
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183 | (3) |
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186 | (2) |
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10.3 Measurement of System Stray Light |
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188 | (5) |
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10.3.1 Sensor radiometric calibration |
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188 | (1) |
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10.3.2 Collimated source test |
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189 | (1) |
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10.3.3 Extended source test |
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190 | (1) |
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191 | (1) |
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10.3.4.1 Using direct sunlight |
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191 | (1) |
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10.3.4.2 Using a heliostat |
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192 | (1) |
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10.4 Internal Stray Light Testing |
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193 | (1) |
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193 | (2) |
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Chapter 11 Stray Light Engineering Process |
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195 | (10) |
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11.1 Define Stray Light Requirements |
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195 | (3) |
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11.1.1 Maximum allowed image plane irradiance and exclusion angle |
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196 | (2) |
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11.1.2 Inheritance of stray light requirements from comparable systems |
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198 | (1) |
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11.2 Design Optics, Pick Surface Roughness, Contamination Levels, and Coatings |
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198 | (1) |
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11.3 Build Stray Light Model, Add Baffles and Black Surface Treatments |
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198 | (1) |
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11.4 Compute Stray Light Performance |
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199 | (1) |
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200 | (2) |
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11.8 Guidelines and Rules of Thumb |
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Index |
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