Development & implementation of the integrated photonic spectrograph for astronomy

Theoretical thesis.Bibliography: pages 181-193.1. Introduction -- 2. Overview of astronomical spectrographs -- 3. Photonic spectrographs -- 4. Laboratory characterisation of arrayed waveguide grating spectrographs -- 5. First astronomical results using the integrated photonic spectrograph -- 6. Optimisation of arrayed waveguide grating designs for enhanced astronomical performance -- 7. Conclusions and future work.In this thesis, we explore the use of recently developed photonic technologies, such as low loss micro-optical circuitry in glass, and evaluate their possible impact on astronomical instrumentation with the aim of creating, testing, and demonstrating an integrated photonic spectrograph (IPS).Mode of access: World wide web1 online resource (xviii, 193 pages colour illustration