SPECTRAL HOLE BURNING

The spectral hole-burning device: a 3-dimensional photon detector.

We present the principles of a new device that combines a high-resolution spectrometer (0.001nm spectral resolution, 10nm bandwidth) with maximum efficiency, a large detector (pixel size 1μm by 1μm, overall size 2cm by 2cm), and a very high density …

First light for an astronomical 3-D photon detector.

Spectroscopic studies of extended astronomical sources at optical wavelengths are hampered by the two-dimensional nature of current photon detectors. Most photons of interest are not utilized because a spectrometer must scan in the spatial or …