Establishing a high-accuracy spectral response scale in the near infrared with digital filters

Appl Opt. 2005 May 1;44(13):2482-9. doi: 10.1364/ao.44.002482.

Abstract

Spectrally invariant detectors are commonly used to interpolate or extrapolate the responsivity of InGaAs detectors in the infrared from absolute calibrations at a few wavelengths. The random noise in such detectors limits the accuracy that can be achieved in a narrowband, double-monochromator setup. We propose the application of a dedicated digital filter, which reduces the uncertainty by 30%, and combine it by calibrating a group of three detectors. The uncertainties are propagated from the observed variance in the relative measurement to the combined uncertainty of 0.4% (2sigma) in the responsivity values of the InGaAs detectors in the range of 1010-1640 nm.