Solar Imaging Metasurface Polarimeter (SIMPol)
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| Solar Imaging Metasurface Polarimeter (SIMPol) | |
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| Principal Investigator | Roberto Casini |
| Institution | University Corporation for Atmospheric Researc (UCAR) |
| Technology Readiness Level | 3 |
| Instrument Type | Polarimeter |
| Project Status | Active |
| Project ID | 20-HTIDS20-0002 |
Overview
SIMPol is an imaging spectro-polarimeter designed to produce 2D polarization maps of the Sun using a metasurface polarization splitter (MPS). It provides simultaneous full-Stokes measurements over a narrow spectral band with every camera frame, without the use of moving mechanisms.