The 2023 course will focus on the Space Optics Instrument Design process. All aspects and fields, important for the development of a successful optical payload will be addressed and its field interaction will be illustrated. This will help young engineers working as an optical-, mechanical-, thermal-, AIT-, PA-engineer or manager to broaden their view and to better understand the interaction of the different areas and the complexity of the optical payload development.

Course lecturers

• JWST – One Year in Operation – Chris Evans (ESA-US)
• Space Optical System Requirements Definition – Jose Lorenzo Alvarez (ESA)
• Introduction to Imaging Optical systems – Roland Geyl (REOSC)
• Spectrometer Design – Bernd Harnisch (SOIDT)
• Optical CAD Instrument Modelling and Analysis – Flurin Heren (Ansys, Zemax)
• Mechanical Engineering – Jean-Christophe Salvignol (ESA)
• Lens Mounting – Gregory Lousberg (AMOS)
• Instrument Thermal Design and Analysis – Romain Peyrou-Lauga (ESA)
• Optical Coating Design – Angela Piegari (Consultant)
• Straylight Analysis and Control – Volker Kirschner (ESA)
• Performance Verification – Maurice Te Plate (ESA)
• Integrated design of instrument calibration – Glen Jaross (NASA)
• Complex Procurement – Luca Maresi (ESA)
• Product Assurance for Optical Instruments – Jorge Fiebrich (ESA)
• Hands-on activity – Building a Spectrometer – Volker Kirschner, Bernd Harnisch

Detailed information about the lecture abstracts, the lecturers cv and the course schedule can be found on: www.SOIDT.org/course2023