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High-definition Fourier Transform Infrared FT-IR Spectroscopic Imaging of Human Tissue Sections towards Improving Pathology
Published on: January 21, 2015
Demonstration of a high-resolution virtually imaged phased array in the far-infrared
Abstract:
We present, to our knowledge, the first measurement of the spectral performance of a compact, cryogenically cooled, silicon-based virtually imaged phased array (VIPA) at far-infrared wavelengths. Our cryogenic (4 K) characterization, performed in-house using a quantum-cascade laser (115.7 µm) and a pyroelectric detector, resulted in a spectral resolution of approximately R∼16,300. A far-infrared VIPA is compact, has no moving parts, and delivers an instantaneous multi-element spectrum dispersed in exit angle so that it can be recorded with a detector array. It, therefore, has the potential to be a transformative technology for balloon- and space-borne velocity-resolved astrophysics investigations in the far-infrared.
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