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The MIRI-MRS is a future space based Medium Resolution Spectrometer and one of four instruments to be integrated onto The James Webb Space Telescope. The Medium Resolution Spectrometer is designed to be diffraction limited across its entire passband of 5 - 28.3 microns. It achieves this through the spectral filtering of the passband into four channels with each one containing an integral field unit optimised for minimal diffraction losses. The integral field unit enables the simultaneous measurement of the spectral data across the entire field of view. The design of the Medium Resolution Spectrometer is outlined with particular reference to the choice of slice widths used for each channel to minimise the diffraction losses from the slicing mechanism. The slice widths are also used to derive the extent of the field of view and combined with the along slice plate scale at the detector the technique required for complete spatial sampling of the spectrometer is outlined. The operation of the Channel 1 image slicer component was tested cryogenically at 5 microns for diffraction losses due to the slicing of the point spread function. This was so that the actual diffraction losses could be measured and compared with the optical model. From the resulting analysis I concluded that the operation of the image slicers were well understood for diffraction losses. Performance tests were required on the instrument because of its novel design. This was the first implementation of an integral field unit operating between 5 - 28.3 microns and it was necessary to ensure that the operation of the image slicer did not induce unacceptable diffraction losses into the instrument. Tests were required on the assembled instrument to verify the optical design. A Verification Model of MIRI was built to enable test verification of the optical design. This testing was carried out in advance of the MIRI Flight Model assembly so that changes could be made to the Flight Model design if necessary. This testing phase was also designed to define the calibration process necessary to prepare the MIRI Flight Model for scientific operations. For the testing phase it was necessary to create an astronomical source simulator. This MIRI Telescope Simulator was constructed in Madrid where I spent two months ensuring the point source movement across the field of view would be sufficient to investigate the Medium Resolution Spectrometer. My contribution was to help assemble both the Verification and Flight Models. I also participated in the Verification Model testing phase from the test design phase to the test implementation and data analysis. My role in the analysis was to investigate the field of view of the Medium Resolution Spectrometer Verification Model and whether the field of view requirements for the spectrometer were met. During this analysis I also verified that the diffraction effects of the end-to-end instrument were well understood by the optical model. The Medium Resolution Spectrometer Verification Model field of view compromised the field of view requirement for the spectrometer. A similar analysis for the Flight Model showed that there would be a low probability that the field of view requirement would be met. As a result of the analysis I defined a new slit mask design that would align the field of view sampled by Channel 1 to increase the aligned field of view. As a result there is a high probability that the field of view requirement for the Flight Model will be exceeded. The test analysis discovered a magnification effect within the spectrometer which must be properly characterised to enable accurate field of view reconstruction. I designed a test necessary for the calibration phase of the Flight Model to enable full spatial alignment of the Medium Resolution Spectrometer. I also measured an excess flux level in the Channel 1 observations at the detector and there was a ghost detected in the Channel 1 images. Whilst the origin of either the excess flux or the ghost could not be completely determined I investigated the possibility that they will not be present in the Flight Model due to the slight design differences. If present however they will not increase the background level of an observation above the requirement outlined for Channel 1.

Dans le domaine du proche infrarouge et du moyen infrarouge (3-10 µm), les besoins évoluent vers une plus grande complexité des fonctions optiques et un niveau d'intégration plus élevé des systèmes. Ceci est particulièrement vrai dans un contexte spatial ou aéronautique visant à l'observation de la terre, où l'on cherche simultanément à accroître le nombre de bandes spectrales acquises et à miniaturiser les systèmes d'observation. Cela se traduit notamment par une pixellisation des filtres afin que ceux-ci soient intégrés dans une matrice réalisant plusieurs fonctions optiques. Or, les méthodes traditionnelles de fabrication de filtres optiques utilisant des empilements de couches minces n'ont pas démontré leur capacité à répondre au besoin de pixellisation dans l'infrarouge. C'est pourquoi il est nécessaire d'étudier de nouveaux concepts de filtrages issus du domaine de la photonique permettant de s'affranchir de ces limitations. Les "zero-contrast gratings" (ZCG),qui constituent une sous-catégorie des réseaux résonnants, ont démontré leur capacité à réaliser des filtres en transmission accordables de grande efficacité dans le proche-infrarouge, tout en ayant une structure très simple. Néanmoins, leur faible bande passante et leur tolérance angulaire réduite en limitent la pertinence pour des applications pixellisées dans le moyen-infrarouge. Nous présentons dans cette thèse diverses structures basées sur ce même concept de ZCG. D'une part nous introduisons des filtres 1D doublement corrugués de bande passante variant entre 1 et 200 nm, dont les tailles de pixels accessibles sont de l'ordre de 100 µm, accordables sur une bande de 200 nm. D'autre part, nous avons développé un nouveau concept de filtre, dit "ZCG TE/TM" dont le fonctionnement permet de dépasser une limitation très restrictive des ZCGs conventionnels pour le choix des matériaux. La fabricabilité de ces dispositifs a été démontrée lors d'opérations technologiques menées en salle blanche. Un premier démonstrateur de filtre 1D doublement corrugué été caractérisé optiquement. / In the near-infrared (NIR) and mid-infrared (MIR) spectral domains (3-10 µm), requirements and needs evolve toward more complex optical functions and highly-integrated systems. This is especially relevant in the context of space and aeronautics applications for earth observation, where the aim is to increase the number of acquired spectral bands while simultaneously reducing the device footprint. These requirements translate into a pixelization of the filters so that they can be integrated into a mosaic which also performs the spatial filtering and different spectral functions. As of today, conventional thin films filter technologies haven't been shown to achieve this goal. As a result, different filtering concepts originating from the field of photonics which could overcome these limitations must be investigated. "Zero-contrast gratings" (ZCG) are a kind of guided-mode resonance filters that have proved to implement efficient tunable transmission filters in the MIR, while having a very simple structure. Nevertheless, their narrow transmission linewidth and weak angular acceptance hinder their applicability for pixelated applications in the MIR. We present in this work several structures based on the ZCG concept. On the one hand, we have introduced doubly-corrugated 1D filters with bandwidths ranging from 1 to 200 nm, allowing for 100 µm pixel sizes and tunable over a domain of 200 nm. On the other hand, we have shown a novel filtering concept, which we called "TE/TM ZCG". This new generation of ZCG is not bound by stringent material requirements inherent to conventionnal ZCGs. Their fabrica- bility have been demonstrated through cleanroom operations. A first doubly-corrugated 1D filter has been fabricated and characterized optically.

L'analyse spectrale d'une scène infrarouge permet une meilleure identification des objets la composant. Il est possible d'obtenir du filtrage spectral grâce à des résonances optiques au sein de nanostructures. Cette thèse traite de l'utilisation de structures à réseau sub-longueur d'onde pour obtenir des filtres spectraux à l'échelle d'un pixel de détection. Je me suis concentré sur l'étude de filtres à résonance de mode guidé, constitué d'un réseau de couplage associé à une couche mince diélectrique, qui nécessite typiquement de grandes surfaces pour fonctionner. J'ai mené une étude numérique du comportement spectral et angulaire de ces structures et j'ai envisagé deux possibilités pour obtenir un filtrage sur de petites dimensions: l'utilisation d'une cavité résonante dans le guide d'onde à l'aide de miroirs latéraux et l'utilisation de réseaux métalliques.L'analyse numérique de la réponse optique des structures à réseau métallique montre qu'il est possible d'obtenir une extension spatiale limitée du champ électromagnétique dans le guide d'onde à la résonance. Grâce à cette faible extension, j'ai pu étudier numériquement des filtres à résonance de mode guidé foisonnants sur des longueurs aussi faibles que 30 µm. J'ai aussi pu établir un processus de fabrication en salle blanche puis caractériser des filtres de la taille d'un pixel de détection infrarouge.Finalement, j'ai étudié la possibilité de fabriquer des mosaïques de filtres à résonance de mode guidé pour le filtrage spectral à proximité d'un détecteur plan focal. J'ai pu démontrer que les dimensions, les transmissions résonantes et les tolérances angulaires de ces filtres les rendent compatibles avec une telle utilisation. J'ai alors pu montrer un exemple d'architecture simple de caméra multi-spectrale infrarouge mettant en jeu une mosaïque de filtres à résonance de mode guidé. / Spectral analysis of an infrared scene allows for a better identification of its components. Nanotechnologies offer new opportunities to achieve spectral filtering thanks to optical resonances. In this thesis, I use sub-wavelength gratings to achieve spectral filtering on areas as small as a pixel. I focused on the study of guided-mode resonance filters, made of a coupling grating and a thin dielectric layer acting as a waveguide. This structure typically needs large surfaces to filter infrared light. However, I proposed two possible modifications of this structure: either using a resonant cavity or using metallic gratings.Numerical analysis of the optical response of structures with a metallic grating showed that the spatial extension of the electromagnetic field is limited at the resonant wavelength. Thanks to this short extension, I is possible to achieve filtering with only 30 µm-long guided-mode resonance filters. I also fabricated and characterized those pixel-sized filters.Finally, I studied mosaics of small guided-mode resonance filters. I showed that the dimensions, the resonant transmissions and the angular acceptance of those mosaics are compatible with using them inside multi-spectral cameras. I also showed a sample architecture for an infrared multispectral-camera using a mosaics of guided-mode resonance filters.