A quantitative theory of integrating spherethroughput: Comparison with experiments
2021
We present a rigorous approach for measuring the throughput of an
integrating sphere, from which the so-called sphere multiplier M
can be derived. The critical ingredients of this approach are: (i) the
transmitted power is measured at the base of an integrating port to avoid
non-ideal port effects associated with reflections on the port wall; (ii)
to implement this last point, optical fibers are used for light
collection, providing a well-defined collection area and numerical
aperture; (iii) the angular-dependent fiber throughput and detector
sensitivity are determined experimentally and accounted for. We
demonstrate in particular that a more realistic theory, accounting for the
propagation of skew rays through the fiber, is needed to quantitatively
model the fiber effect on the measured sphere throughput. We show
experimentally that failure to fulfill these three points produces
erroneous results, by as much as 50%. With an accurate experimentally
derived sphere multiplier, agreement with theory is then obtained only if
realistic ports (with non-zero reflectivity) are assumed. This provides
experimental evidence for recent theoretical predictions of the importance
of realistic ports [Tang et al., Appl. Opt.57, 1581
(2018)APOPAI0003-693510.1364/AO.57.001581]. Using the same experimental
techniques, we also present clear experimental proof of two other
predictions from that study: that the angular distribution exiting the
port is strongly altered and that the overall port transmittivity is
drastically reduced for high aspect ratio ports. This work will provide a
solid basis for future quantitative measurements of absolute throughput
and for further developments of the theory of integrating
spheres.
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