Optical Design for Aberration Correction of Ultra-Wide Spectral Range Echelle Spectrometer

The echelle grating spectrometer, with a wide spectral range and high-resolution spectral analysis, is one of the best tools for fine spectral measurement. Nevertheless, it suffers from excessive residual aberrations and a large overall size. In this study, the design and implementation of a novel asymmetric Czerny-Turner ultra-wide spectral range achromatic echelle spectrometer are described. The echelle spectrometer has three channels, and it uses an off-axis parabolic mirror to obtain collimated light without aberrations. Three sets of gratings and dispersive prisms with different coatings are utilized as cross-dispersion elements to acquire two-dimensional images containing spectral information. Suitable detectors are selected according to the requirements of each channel, and three sets of coaxial focusing lenses are designed separately to minimize the aberration. The results of the simulation analysis by ZEMAX indicate that in the entire operating band (200-1100 nm), the root mean square radius of the dispersion spots is <= 2.2 mu m, all of which are located within the limited range of the size of the detector, thus ensuring that the system's spectral resolution reaches 0.02 nm at 200 nm, 0.04 nm at 650 nm, and 0.1 nm at 1100 nm.

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This study describes the design and implementation of an asymmetric Czerny-Turner ultra-wide spectral range achromatic echelle spectrometer. The spectrometer uses an off-axis parabolic mirror to obtain collimated light without aberrations, and utilizes gratings and dispersive prisms to acquire two-dimensional images containing spectral information. Suitable detectors and coaxial focusing lenses are selected and designed to minimize aberration. The simulation analysis shows that the system has good spectral resolution.