Optical design of interferometric telescopes with wide fields of view
Applied Optics, Vol. 45, Issue 31, pp. 8026-8035 (2006)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.45.008026
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Abstract
The performance of wide-field multiple-aperture imaging systems is dominated by easily understood, low-order errors. Each aperture produces an individual image, each pair of apertures produces a set of fringes under a diffraction envelope, and the system bandwidth produces a coherence envelope. For wide-field imaging, each of these elements must be coincident in the image plane as the field angle changes. We explore the causes of image degradation, derive first-order rules for preserving image quality across field, and give an example design that enforces some of the rules to achieve a relatively wide-field interferometric imaging telescope.
© 2006 Optical Society of America
OCIS Codes
(110.6770) Imaging systems : Telescopes
(120.3180) Instrumentation, measurement, and metrology : Interferometry
(220.1000) Optical design and fabrication : Aberration compensation
(220.2740) Optical design and fabrication : Geometric optical design
(350.1260) Other areas of optics : Astronomical optics
History
Original Manuscript: March 8, 2006
Revised Manuscript: June 27, 2006
Manuscript Accepted: June 28, 2006
Citation
Erin E. Sabatke, James H. Burge, and Philip Hinz, "Optical design of interferometric telescopes with wide fields of view," Appl. Opt. 45, 8026-8035 (2006)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ao/abstract.cfm?URI=ao-45-31-8026
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