Optical design & Metrology
Optical system development from concept to qualification. The two main fields are space optical systems and optical metrology. The lab has a secular activity in the design, development, integration and calibration of space optical systems as well as for astronomy than for earth observation purposes.
M
etrology is a key activity for all what concerns optical payload testing. Since the 70's, CSL develops Optical Ground System Equipment’s (OGSE) for testing scientific payloads operating from the X-rays until the sub-mm wavelengths. To provide efficient and up-to-date technology, the group develops new instruments and new metrology methods to face upcoming demands. The knowhow and expertise acquired on these developments are now use for in-flight metrology to on-ground industrial metrology support.
The lab provides also support to solve optical problems by R&D activities or by translating industrial problems into optical solutions.
In a nutshell, the "Optical design and metrology" lab covers the following activities:
- Development of Optical Ground Support Equipment
- Development of new metrology tools
- Development of flight metrology instrumentation
- Support to industry in metrology problems
- Perform optical design and analysis
Several labs are available and dedicated for different purposes as WFE measurement, optical tables for the development of optical experiments, optical tables in a class 100 for OGSE and payload integration.
See also our Internal developed labs
The lab has developed several facilities available for costumers
- One BRDF bench in class 100 (lien vers Development of a BRDF Measurement Bench for Characterisation of Diffuse Reflective Materials)
- One stray light facility in class 100 (lien vers Stray light testing of the PROBA V payload)
- One EUV imaging system in class 100 (lien vers VUV Optical Ground System Equipment and its application to the ICON FUV flight grating characterization and selection)
- One end to end Earth Observation calibration facility
Optical design & simulation
- The optical designers use commercial S/W as CODE V, ASAP, FRED, IDL, Intelliwave to solve any type of optical problem, from small to extremely large optics from geometrical to wave optics
See also our optical design expertise
See also our publications
