VIPA Designer - User's Guide

VIPA Parameters

Incident Wavelength

Second Wavelength

Input Mirror Reflectivity

Output Mirror Reflectivity

Mirror Separation

VIPA Length

VIPA Material

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Index Of Refraction

Refractive Index

Group Index

Medium Material

VIPA Model

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Center Plot On Envelope Maximum

Incident Beam Angle

degrees

Incident Beam Offset

Tolerances

Transition AR to HR

µm

Surface Irregularity

nm (rms)

Input/Output Lenses & Beam

Input Cylinder Lens

Output Lens

Incident Beam Diameter

VIPA Performance

Optical Index 1.4611
Net Finesse 32.6
Theoretical Finesse 120.0
Free Spectral Range 29.94 GHz
- GHz
- MHz
- nm
- pm
- 1/cm
Bandwidth (FWHM) 0.92 GHz
- GHz
- MHz
- nm
- pm
- 1/cm
Reflections To 0.1% Intensity 132
Length Limited Reflections 132
Minimum VIPA Length 13.2 mm
Incident Beam Angle 0.74 Degrees
Pixel Bandwidth 0.246 pm/pixel
Input Beam Waist (FWHM) 20.3 µm
f/# of Spectrometer 120.0
Spectrometer Resolving Power 613,669.8 λ/Δλ

Plot
- Intensity vs Position At Detector Array
- Wavelength vs Position At Detector Array
- Angular Dispersion At Detector Array
- Beam Waist vs Input Angle (Highest Throughput)
- Compare VIPA Models at a Common Wavelength
Linear Array
- Pixel Count
  
  count
- Pixel Size
  
  µm

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