Blue Sky Spectroscopy Inc. delivers custom instrumentation with emphasis on high throughput Fourier transform spectrometers (FTS) optimized for operation at far-infrared and submillimeter wavelengths. We also produce single pixel or imaging spectroscopic solutions at mid- and near-infrared wavelengths.
Capabilities
Complete system engineering
We provide complete system engineering from optical, mechanical and electronic design through to manufacture, assembly, integration and verification of state of the art instrumentation.
All systems are developed under tight project management and include extensive documentation and test data. Examples include systems for the South Pole Telescope and Max Planck Institute.
Blue Sky has contributed to space astronomy missions in both software and instrumentation. We developed data processing and scientific analysis software that meets ESA’s stringent quality assurance standards, proudly hosted the Data Analysis and Processing Centre for the SPIRE imaging Fourier transform spectrometer on ESA’s Herschel mission with funding from the Canadian Space Agency, and helped produce the calibration FTS used in its ground testing. Today we test cryogenic components and instruments for missions including Ariel and SPICA SAFARI, and develop cryogenic laser metrology for far-infrared space observatories.
Blue Sky Spectroscopy also manufactures narrow band infrared radiometers. These systems are complemented by our radiative transfer model which simulates transmission through and emission from the atmosphere and gases.
