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Acknowledging contributions by others to the TWiLiTE Scanning Holographic Telescope Team: Marc Hammond (SDL & Diffraction Ltd.) – Consultant & Designer Matthew McGill (GSFC) – Scientist & Adviser Richard Nelson (SDL) – Designer Quinn Young (SDL) – Thermal Engineering Brent Bos (GSFC) – Optical Engineering, ex-COTR Richard Rallison (Wasatch Photonics) – HOE Consultant Elroy Pearson (Wasatch Photonics) – HOE Consultant Ultraviolet Holographic Telescope for TWiLiTE J. Hancock*, J. Swasey*, A. Shelley*, G. Schwemmer, C. Marx §, S. Schicker*, G. Bowen*, T. Wilkerson* *Space Dynamics Laboratory Logan, UT 84341 § NASA-Goddard space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD 20771 Presentation for the Working Group on Space Based Lidar Winds Monterey, CA February 5 – 8, 2008
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Outline of Presentation Background of TWiLiTE Telescope Telescope Requirements Auto-alignment System HOE Rotary Drive Optical System Opto-mechanical Integrity Properties of First UV HOEs Solar Background Light Alignment and Test Results Backup Information Slides
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Heritage: HOE Telescope Development PHASERS refl. HOE, 532 nm 1995/1999 HARLIE trans. HOE 1064 nm, 1998 Receiver: UV HOE (355 nm) 45-deg off-axis FOV Folded optical path 3-rod metering structure Rotating HOE (Step/Stare) Coaxial laser transmission via periscope through HOE Designer: Marc Hammond SDL’s UV Cornerstone HOE 355 nm, (design 2003/2004) Geary Schwemmer et al.
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TWiLiTE Telescope Design ConceptSDL Optics Laboratory, December 2007 TWiLiTE telescope delivered to NASA-Goddard December 14, 2007
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Telescope Functional Requirements Rcvr FOV and laser beam; conical, 45° off-nadir, N-step-stare Integrated rotating HOE and beam steering mirrors –Step Interval 1 – 2 seconds, Alignment settling time < 1 sec Provide pointing knowledge to ± 1 mrad –Scan motor encoder + backlash ≤ 1 mrad Throughput to Doppler RCVR –Aperture * efficiency > 296 cm 2 Automatic bore sight (± 40 urad) –Detector & beam steering mirror (AAS system) –AAS boresight specifications: ParameterValue Field of View800 µrad Nominal alignment time1 sec Maximum alignment time2 sec Feedback control time constant 100 ms
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HOE L1BS L2 Auto-alignment Optics (AAS) Laser Feedback to fast steering mirror Auto-alignment FOV 800 urads Telescope FOV 200 urads Focal spot size ~150 urads Automatic Boresight Alignment Design goals
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Drive Design for HOE Rotation Requirements Step size and time – Turn HOE 90 deg in 1 second Velocity error budget for azimuth angle < 0.2m/s 1 mrad Drive System Motor - Animatics SM 3430 –Encoder – 4000 counts/rev –Low Pressure Grease Bearing – Kaydon SG180XP0A –440C Stainless Steel Sprockets and Belt – Gates GT2 –176 Tooth Custom Sprocket –22 Tooth Pulley –1600 Tooth Belt –Gear Ratio 8:1 Azimuth Angle Pointing Knowledge Motor Resolution – 0.20 mrad Pulley Backlash – 0.62 mrad Sprocket Backlash – 0.16 mrad RSS Total – 0.67 mrad Sum Total – 0.98 mrad
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Telescope Optical Design HOE Receiver Fiber Beam Splitter Advance in HOE technology UV operation at 355 nm Tertiary Secondary (flat)
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Displacement Analysis for Optical Elements Displacements Due to –Thermal 20 +/-5C –Vibration Critical Optics –Tertiary Mirror –Secondary Mirror Tertiary MirrorSecondary Mirror Axial (μm) Radial (μm) Tilt (μrad) Axial (μm) Radial (μm) Tilt (μrad) Thermal ±25±35±5±40±10±20 Vibration ±40±25±30±70±94±121 Displacement Total ±65±60±35±110±104±141 Required Tolerances ±250±100±349±250±150±175 Summary: Mechanical displacements are within optical tolerances
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Focal Length, Diffraction Angle and Efficiency Focal Length: 998.2 mm Diffraction Angle: 44.86 degrees Focal Length HOE # 1: Throughput ~ 60 % Fraction of energy (200 m spot) = 59 % Estimated size ~ 340 m
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Throughput Link Budget ParameterCDR ValueBasis / Explanation Clear aperture diam. (cm)38.8TWiLiTE HOE #1 measurement Effective area (cm 2 )786(area-obscuration) x cos 45° HOE efficiency0.60Pre-TWILITE Laboratory measurement Boresight and alignment losses0.59TWiLiTE HOE #2 measurement Boresight pickoff.985Calculation for S/N=10 per pixel Fiber throughput0.93 Other optics0.96 Total Optical Efficiency0.32Product of optical efficiencies Total throughput (cm 2 )254Area * Total Optical Efficiency (296 desired) FOV (µrad)200200 µm field stop / 1m focal length Slew time1 sSelected motor and gearing Bore sight time1 sAuto-alignment SNR calculation
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Predicted Solar Background Signals for TWiLiTE Telescope (Nadir FOV) No solar background contribution below 300 nm: Borofloat glass absorption Visible light (400 – 700 nm) produces background (per shot per bin) at most 0.63 photon counts (small fiber) 2.52 counts (AAS system) Ultraviolet light (300 – 400 nm) background (per shot per bin): 1.0 photon counts (small fiber, narrow filter) 4.0 counts (AAS, narrow filter) 2.2 counts (small fiber, wide filter) 8.9 counts (AAS, wide filter) Estimated minimum total SNR 14 - 15 for the perfectly aligned AAS signal, integrated over all altitude range bins. Adjusted simulations needed to refine the predictions of SNR as a function of AAS degree of alignment 1 range bin = 250 meters (range gate =1.67 sec)
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Succesful Alignment & Test at SDL for Goddard Delivery, December 2007 Mutual alignment of all telescope optics with HOE normal and rotation axis: 10 radians Best spot size ( ~ 340 m) for HOE # 1 & 2 at 45.0 º, but Diffraction angle for initial, bearing-centered HOE = 45.9 º Small shims and tilt for HOE de-centration: adjusts to 45.0 º Mutual alignment 20 rad between AAS and TWiLiTE sensors (requirement: 40 rad) Alignment settling time = 0.6 seconds (requirement 1 sec) Pointing accuracy < 650 rad, SD = 250 rad (res.160 rad) (requirement: 1000 rad) FOV (TWiLiTE) 320-380 rad (required 200 rad) Inference: excess due to excess spot size FOV (AAS) ± 800 rad per channel (required 800 rad) Improved performance expected with recent HOE fabrication
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Backup Slides on TWiLiTE Telescope
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TWiLiTE System Block Diagram Scanner Ctrl Laser Power Timing/Control Data Acq. Laser Computer Scanning Telescope Laser Cooling SIGNAL FIBER ANALOG/PHOTON COUNTS, SYS DATA Etalon Control SYNC AFT OPTICS Det. Box Temp PRESSURE VESSEL ETALON RECEIVER TEMP CONTROL ETALON SPACING/PARALLELISM A/D SIGNAL FIBER WATER POWER INS/GPS Data Power Dist/Sw INS/GPS DOPPLER RECEIVER PRESSURE VESSEL Window HOE
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TWiLiTE Telescope Requirements to meet System Measurement Goals ParameterValueTelescope Impact Velocity accuracy (LOS projected) (m/s)1.5Throughput Nadir angle (deg)45Throughput Step-stare scan pattern (1-16 steps)8 nominalScanner torque Scan cycle time seconds (km)112 s (22.4 km)Scanner torque Horizontal integration per LOS (seconds) & ground track (km) 10 s (2 km)Throughput & torque Slew period (s)2 - 4Scanner torque Field Of View200 µradFocal spot size, Throughput Pointing knowledge accuracy & precision900 µradScan motor system Mechanical Optical
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TWiLITE Shot Noise Limited Velocity Error
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Solar Irradiance at the Top of Earth’s Atmosphere 355 nm 160 W/cm 2 -nm Source: Kitt Peak National Solar Observatory ftp://nsokp.nso.edu/pub/atlas/ 400 nm 300 nm HOE — Diffracted UV light Undiffracted visible light Wavelength of laser and interference filter λ Filter = 0.15 or 0.25 nm blocking = 10 -6 otherwise
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Diffracted light (300 – 400 nm) Undiffracted light (400 – 700 nm) Fiber Diam. = 200 m FOV = 200 rad A tel = 786 cm 2 Diam. = 200 m FOV = 440 mrad A fiber = 0.00031 cm 2 Fiber AAS Principal Wavelength Bands of Upward Scattered Sunlight HOE pickoff mirror (1.5 %)
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Optical Design Radius of Curvature Diam.SubstrateDescription Secondaryflat8.5”, 8” CAPyrex Made by Nu-Tek, 0.5” thick, flat to 2 waves PV, Coated R> 99% Tertiary515 mm3” SFused SilicaCVI Collimator77.3 mm1”Fused SilicaCVI Beam Splitterflat wedge1.5”Fused Silica CVI, 1 degree wedge, R = 1.5% front side, R<0.75 back side Focus Lens20.6 mm1”Fused SilicaCVI
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Alignment: Secondary, Tertiary, Periscope Diffraction plane alignment Diffraction angle alignment Tilt adjustment Translation adjustment O-ring mount
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Mechanical Interface Envelope Dimensions: 25” Height 30” Diameter (includes mounts and motor, 25” without) Mounting Points (3) Metering rods (3) Top Plate 2.49” 3.00” 0.30” HOE Face Center of Laser HOE Mount Structure Telescope Mass: 46kg (101lb)
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HOE and Bearing Mount Bearing Sprocket Interface Telescope Base Ring Sprocket HOE Ring HOE Tab Bearing
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