Designing an optical system of a high precision solar simulator for meteorological application

Sun, Gaofei, Zhang, Guoyu, Liu, Shi, Wang, Lingyun, Gao, Yujun, Mei, Yushan

Publication in Journal of Optical Technology

For Russian citation (Opticheskii Zhurnal):

Gaofei Sun, Guoyu Zhang, Shi Liu, Lingyun Wang, Yujun Gao, Yushan Mei Designing an optical system of a high precision solar simulator for meteorological application (Оптическая система высокоточного имитатора излучения солнца для метеорологических применений) [на англ. яз.] // Оптический журнал. 2017. Т. 84. № 8. С. 59–63.

Gaofei Sun, Guoyu Zhang, Shi Liu, Lingyun Wang, Yujun Gao, Yushan Mei Designing an optical system of a high precision solar simulator for meteorological application (Оптическая система высокоточного имитатора излучения солнца для метеорологических применений) [in English] // Opticheskii Zhurnal. 2017. V. 84. № 8. P. 59–63.

For citation (Journal of Optical Technology):

Gaofei Sun, Guoyu Zhang, Shi Liu, Lingyun Wang, Yujun Gao, and Yushan Mei, "Designing an optical system of a high precision solar simulator for meteorological application," Journal of Optical Technology. 84(8), 552-556 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1364/JOT.84.000552

Abstract:

To satisfy meteorological observation and measurement needs, the general composition and optical system of a high precision solar simulator is designed to the calibration requirements for high precision solar radiation meters. Given the light source characteristics of the solar simulator, an ellipsoid convergent lens is employed so as to enhance the energy utilization ratio of the light source; the optical integrator and the collimator are optimized in design with the aid of Zemax software, resulting in improved irradiation uniformity and output beam alignment. The test results suggest: at a working distance of 1000 mm and with an effective irradiation aperture of ∅60mm, the solar simulator generates an irradiance of up to 1222W/m2 and the irradiation nonuniformity is 0.83%, satisfying the requirements for meteorological observation and measurement.

Keywords:

solar simulator for meteorological application, optical system; non-uniformity of irradiation

Acknowledgements:

The authors would like to thank Prof. Zhang from Changchun University of Science and Technology for his insight and support. This work is supported by The National Natural Science of China (61603061) and Project development plan of science and technology in Jilin province (No.20150520093JH).

OCIS codes: 230.0230; 220.4830; 220.3620

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