scholarly journals UVSQ-SAT, a Pathfinder CubeSat Mission for Observing Essential Climate Variables

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mustapha Meftah ◽  
Luc Damé ◽  
Philippe Keckhut ◽  
Slimane Bekki ◽  
Alain Sarkissian ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Efficiency ◽  
Spectral Irradiance ◽  
Radiation Budget ◽  
Climate Variables ◽  
Small Satellite ◽  
Infrared Sensors ◽  
High Quantum Efficiency ◽  
Satellite Constellation ◽  
High Quantum ◽  
Earth’S Radiation Budget

The UltraViolet and infrared Sensors at high Quantum efficiency onboard a small SATellite (UVSQ-SAT) mission aims to demonstrate pioneering technologies for broadband measurement of the Earth’s radiation budget (ERB) and solar spectral irradiance (SSI) in the Herzberg continuum (200–242 nm) using high quantum efficiency ultraviolet and infrared sensors. This research and innovation mission has been initiated by the University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ) with the support of the International Satellite Program in Research and Education (INSPIRE). The motivation of the UVSQ-SAT mission is to experiment miniaturized remote sensing sensors that could be used in the multi-point observation of Essential Climate Variables (ECV) by a small satellite constellation. UVSQ-SAT represents the first step in this ambitious satellite constellation project which is currently under development under the responsibility of the Laboratory Atmospheres, Environments, Space Observations (LATMOS), with the UVSQ-SAT CubeSat launch planned for 2020/2021. The UVSQ-SAT scientific payload consists of twelve miniaturized thermopile-based radiation sensors for monitoring incoming solar radiation and outgoing terrestrial radiation, four photodiodes that benefit from the intrinsic advantages of Ga 2 O 3 alloy-based sensors made by pulsed laser deposition for measuring solar UV spectral irradiance, and a new three-axis accelerometer/gyroscope/compass for satellite attitude estimation. We present here the scientific objectives of the UVSQ-SAT mission along the concepts and properties of the CubeSat platform and its payload. We also present the results of a numerical simulation study on the spatial reconstruction of the Earth’s radiation budget, on a geographical grid of 1 ° × 1 ° degree latitude-longitude, that could be achieved with UVSQ-SAT for different observation periods.

scholarly journals The UVSQ-SAT/INSPIRESat-5 CubeSat Mission: First In-Orbit Measurements of the Earth’s Outgoing Radiation

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 1449
Author(s):  
Mustapha Meftah ◽  
Thomas Boutéraon ◽  
Christophe Dufour ◽  
Alain Hauchecorne ◽  
Philippe Keckhut ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Longwave Radiation ◽  
Radiation Budget ◽  
Small Satellite ◽  
Infrared Sensors ◽  
High Quantum Efficiency ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Scientific Goal ◽  
French Speaking ◽  
Research And Education ◽  
Climate Studies

UltraViolet & infrared Sensors at high Quantum efficiency onboard a small SATellite (UVSQ-SAT) is a small satellite at the CubeSat standard, whose development began as one of the missions in the International Satellite Program in Research and Education (INSPIRE) consortium in 2017. UVSQ-SAT is an educational, technological and scientific pathfinder CubeSat mission dedicated to the observation of the Earth and the Sun. It was imagined, designed, produced and tested by LATMOS in collaboration with its academic and industrial partners, and the French-speaking radioamateur community. About the size of a Rubik’s Cube and weighing about 2 kg, this satellite was put in orbit in January 2021 by the SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle. After briefly introducing the UVSQ-SAT mission, this paper will present the importance of measuring the Earth’s radiation budget and its energy imbalance and the scientific objectives related to its various components. Finally, the first in-orbit observations will be shown (maps of the solar radiation reflected by the Earth and of the outgoing longwave radiation at the top of the atmosphere during February 2021). UVSQ-SAT is one of the few CubeSats worldwide with a scientific goal related to climate studies. It represents a research in remote sensing technologies for Climate observation and monitoring.

Modulation of optical properties of ZnS QDs embedded glasses through aluminum and manganese doping

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kai Li ◽  
Ying Ye ◽  
Wenchao Zhang ◽  
Yuzhou Hu ◽  
Ying Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Optical Properties ◽  
Quantum Efficiency ◽  
High Quantum Efficiency ◽  
Information Display ◽  
Manganese Doping ◽  
High Quantum

Nontoxic cadmium-free ZnS and ZnSe QDs QDs with high quantum efficiency have drawn considerable attention for information display. Applications of ZnS and ZnSe QDs are limited by their short emission...

scholarly journals Highly Efficient Near-Infrared Detector Based on Optically Resonant Dielectric Nanodisks

Nanomaterials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 428
Author(s):  
Reza Masoudian Saadabad ◽  
Christian Pauly ◽  
Norbert Herschbach ◽  
Dragomir N. Neshev ◽  
Haroldo T. Hattori ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Efficiency ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Infrared Detector ◽  
High Quantum Efficiency ◽  
Fast Detection ◽  
High Quantum ◽  
Resonant Modes ◽  
Infrared Wavelengths ◽  
Dielectric Metasurface

Fast detection of near-infrared (NIR) photons with high responsivity remains a challenge for photodetectors. Germanium (Ge) photodetectors are widely used for near-infrared wavelengths but suffer from a trade-off between the speed of photodetection and quantum efficiency (or responsivity). To realize a high-speed detector with high quantum efficiency, a small-sized photodetector efficiently absorbing light is required. In this paper, we suggest a realization of a dielectric metasurface made of an array of subwavelength germanium PIN photodetectors. Due to the subwavelength size of each pixel, a high-speed photodetector with a bandwidth of 65 GHz has been achieved. At the same time, high quantum efficiency for near-infrared illumination can be obtained by the engineering of optical resonant modes to localize optical energy inside the intrinsic Ge disks. Furthermore, small junction capacitance and the possibility of zero/low bias operation have been shown. Our results show that all-dielectric metasurfaces can improve the performance of photodetectors.

A novel high quantum efficiency SiGe Phototransistor detector

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yang Xiang ◽  
Hongyun Xie ◽  
Yin Sha ◽  
Ruilang Ji ◽  
Fu Zhu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Efficiency ◽  
High Quantum Efficiency ◽  
High Quantum

CaAlSiN3:Eu2+ translucent ceramic: a promising robust and efficient red color converter for solid state laser displays and lighting

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (35) ◽  
pp. 8197-8205 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuxing Li ◽  
Qiangqiang Zhu ◽  
Le Wang ◽  
Daiming Tang ◽  
Yujin Cho ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Stability ◽  
Solid State ◽  
Quantum Efficiency ◽  
Solid State Laser ◽  
High Quantum Efficiency ◽  
State Laser ◽  
High Quantum ◽  
Red Color ◽  
Color Converter

Translucent CaAlSiN3:Eu2+ ceramic with a unique microstructure shows enhanced thermal stability and high quantum efficiency.

High quantum efficiency red emitting α-phase La2W2O9:Eu3+ phosphor

2019 ◽  
Vol 772 ◽  
pp. 905-911 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qu Cheng ◽  
Fuqiang Ren ◽  
Qi Lin ◽  
Hao Tong ◽  
Xiangshui Miao
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Efficiency ◽  
High Quantum Efficiency ◽  
High Quantum ◽  
Α Phase

Composition Screening in Blue-Emitting Li4Sr1+xCa0.97–x(SiO4)2:Ce3+ Phosphors for High Quantum Efficiency and Thermally Stable Photoluminescence

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (36) ◽  
pp. 30746-30754 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jingchen Zhang ◽  
Jilin Zhang ◽  
Wenli Zhou ◽  
Xiaoyu Ji ◽  
Wentao Ma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Efficiency ◽  
Thermally Stable ◽  
High Quantum Efficiency ◽  
High Quantum
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