Recent progress on the KMOS multi-object integral-field spectrograph for ESO VLT

KMOS is a near-infrared multi-object integral-field spectrometer which is one of a suite of second-generation instruments under construction for the VLT. The instrument is being built by a consortium of UK and German institutes working in partnership with ESO and is now in the manufacture, integration and test phase. In this paper we present an overview of recent progress with the design and build of KMOS and present the first results from the subsystem test and integration. © 2010 Copyright SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering.