We report an optical design for a low-cost optics, broadband, astigmatism-corrected practical spectrometer. An off-the-shelf cylindrical lens is used to remove astigmatism over the full bandwidth. Results show that better than 0.1 nm spectral resolution and more than 50% throughput were achieved over a bandwidth of 400 nm centered at 800 nm.

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1. A. F. Fercher, C. K. Hitzenberger, G. Kamp, and S. Y. El-Zaiat, “Measurement of intraocular distances by backscattering spectral interferometry,” Opt. Commun. 117(1-2), 43–48 (1995). [CrossRef]
2. J. P. Rolland, P. Meemon, S. Murali, K. P. Thompson, and K. S. Lee, “Gabor-based fusion technique for Optical Coherence Microscopy,” Opt. Express 18(4), 3632–3642 (2010). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
3. S. Murali, P. Meemon, K. S. Lee, W. P. Kuhn, K. P. Thompson, and J. P. Rolland, “Assessment of a liquid lens enabled in vivo optical coherence microscope,” Appl. Opt. 49(16), D145–D156 (2010). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
4. A. S. Wyatt, I. A. Walmsley, G. Stibenz, and G. Steinmeyer, “Sub-10 fs pulse characterization using spatially encoded arrangement for spectral phase interferometry for direct electric field reconstruction,” Opt. Lett. 31(12), 1914–1916 (2006). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
5. M. Czerny and A. F. Turner, “On the Astigmatism of Mirror Spectrometers,” Z. Phys. 61(11-12), 792–797 (1930). [CrossRef]
6. A. B. Shafer, L. R. Megill, and L. Droppleman, “Optimization of the Czerny-Turner spectrometer,” J. Opt. Soc. Am. 54(7), 879–887 (1964). [CrossRef]
7. Q. Xue, S. Wang, and F. Lu, “Aberration-corrected Czerny-Turner imaging spectrometer with a wide spectral region,” Appl. Opt. 48(1), 11–16 (2009). [CrossRef]
8. G. R. Rosendahl, “Contributions to the optics of mirror systems and gratings with oblique incidence. III. Some applications,” J. Opt. Soc. Am. 52(4), 412–415 (1962). [CrossRef]
9. M. Goto and S. Morita, “Spatial distribution measurement of atomic radiation with an astigmatism-corrected Czerny–Turner-type spectrometer in the Large Helical Device,” Rev. Sci. Instrum. 77, 10F124 (2006). [CrossRef]
10. A. B. Shafer, “Correcting for astigmatism in the czerny-turner spectrometer and spectrograph,” Appl. Opt. 6(1), 159–160 (1967). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
11. M. L. Dalton., “Astigmatism compensation in the Czerny-turner spectrometer,” Appl. Opt. 5(7), 1121–1123 (1966). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
12. B. Bates, M. McDowell, and A. C. Newton, “Correction of astigmatism in a Czerny–Turner spectrograph using a plane grating in divergent illumination,” J. Phys. E 3(3), 206–210 (1970). [CrossRef]
13. M. McDowell, “Design of Czerny–Turner spectrographs using divergent grating illumination,” Opt. Acta (Lond.) 22, 473–475 (1975).
14. D. R. Austin, T. Witting, and I. A. Walmsley, “Broadband astigmatism-free Czerny-Turner imaging spectrometer using spherical mirrors,” Appl. Opt. 48(19), 3846–3853 (2009). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
15. M. Born and E. Wolf, Principles of Optics, (Cambridge University Press, 2002), Chap. 8.6.

Austin, D. R.
Bates, B.
Czerny, M.
Dalton, M. L.
Droppleman, L.
El-Zaiat, S. Y.
Fercher, A. F.
Goto, M.
Hitzenberger, C. K.
Kamp, G.
Kuhn, W. P.
Lee, K. S.
Lu, F.
McDowell, M.
Meemon, P.
Megill, L. R.
Morita, S.
Murali, S.
Newton, A. C.
Rolland, J. P.
Rosendahl, G. R.
Shafer, A. B.
Steinmeyer, G.
Stibenz, G.
Thompson, K. P.
Turner, A. F.
Walmsley, I. A.
Wang, S.
Witting, T.
Wyatt, A. S.
Xue, Q.

Appl. Opt.

• S. Murali, P. Meemon, K. S. Lee, W. P. Kuhn, K. P. Thompson, and J. P. Rolland, “Assessment of a liquid lens enabled in vivo optical coherence microscope,” Appl. Opt. 49(16), D145–D156 (2010). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
• A. B. Shafer, “Correcting for astigmatism in the czerny-turner spectrometer and spectrograph,” Appl. Opt. 6(1), 159–160 (1967). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
• M. L. Dalton., “Astigmatism compensation in the Czerny-turner spectrometer,” Appl. Opt. 5(7), 1121–1123 (1966). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
• Q. Xue, S. Wang, and F. Lu, “Aberration-corrected Czerny-Turner imaging spectrometer with a wide spectral region,” Appl. Opt. 48(1), 11–16 (2009). [CrossRef]
• D. R. Austin, T. Witting, and I. A. Walmsley, “Broadband astigmatism-free Czerny-Turner imaging spectrometer using spherical mirrors,” Appl. Opt. 48(19), 3846–3853 (2009). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

J. Opt. Soc. Am.

• G. R. Rosendahl, “Contributions to the optics of mirror systems and gratings with oblique incidence. III. Some applications,” J. Opt. Soc. Am. 52(4), 412–415 (1962). [CrossRef]
• A. B. Shafer, L. R. Megill, and L. Droppleman, “Optimization of the Czerny-Turner spectrometer,” J. Opt. Soc. Am. 54(7), 879–887 (1964). [CrossRef]

J. Phys. E

• B. Bates, M. McDowell, and A. C. Newton, “Correction of astigmatism in a Czerny–Turner spectrograph using a plane grating in divergent illumination,” J. Phys. E 3(3), 206–210 (1970). [CrossRef]

Opt. Acta (Lond.)

• M. McDowell, “Design of Czerny–Turner spectrographs using divergent grating illumination,” Opt. Acta (Lond.) 22, 473–475 (1975).

Opt. Commun.

• A. F. Fercher, C. K. Hitzenberger, G. Kamp, and S. Y. El-Zaiat, “Measurement of intraocular distances by backscattering spectral interferometry,” Opt. Commun. 117(1-2), 43–48 (1995). [CrossRef]

Opt. Express

• J. P. Rolland, P. Meemon, S. Murali, K. P. Thompson, and K. S. Lee, “Gabor-based fusion technique for Optical Coherence Microscopy,” Opt. Express 18(4), 3632–3642 (2010). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

Opt. Lett.

• A. S. Wyatt, I. A. Walmsley, G. Stibenz, and G. Steinmeyer, “Sub-10 fs pulse characterization using spatially encoded arrangement for spectral phase interferometry for direct electric field reconstruction,” Opt. Lett. 31(12), 1914–1916 (2006). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

Rev. Sci. Instrum.

• M. Goto and S. Morita, “Spatial distribution measurement of atomic radiation with an astigmatism-corrected Czerny–Turner-type spectrometer in the Large Helical Device,” Rev. Sci. Instrum. 77, 10F124 (2006). [CrossRef]

Z. Phys.

• M. Czerny and A. F. Turner, “On the Astigmatism of Mirror Spectrometers,” Z. Phys. 61(11-12), 792–797 (1930). [CrossRef]

Other

• M. Born and E. Wolf, Principles of Optics, (Cambridge University Press, 2002), Chap. 8.6.

2010, Rolland, Opt. Express
2010, Murali, Appl. Opt.
2009, Xue, Appl. Opt.
2009, Austin, Appl. Opt.
2006, Goto, Rev. Sci. Instrum.
2006, Wyatt, Opt. Lett.
1995, Fercher, Opt. Commun.
1975, McDowell, Opt. Acta (Lond.)
1970, Bates, J. Phys. E
1967, Shafer, Appl. Opt.
1966, Dalton, Appl. Opt.
1964, Shafer, J. Opt. Soc. Am.
1962, Rosendahl, J. Opt. Soc. Am.
1930, Czerny, Z. Phys.

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