Broadband phase and intensity compensation with a deformable mirror for an interferometric nuller
Applied Optics, Vol. 47, Issue 21, pp. 3920-3926 doi:10.1364/AO.47.003920
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- OCIS Codes:
- (120.3180) Instrumentation, measurement, and metrology : Interferometry
- (120.4570) Instrumentation, measurement, and metrology : Optical design of instruments
Instrumentation, Measurement, and Metrology
Citation
Robert D. Peters, Oliver. P. Lay, and Muthu Jeganathan, "Broadband phase and intensity compensation with a deformable mirror for an interferometric nuller," Appl. Opt. 47, 3920-3926 (2008)
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Abstract
Nulling interferometry has been proposed for the direct detection of Earth-like planets. Deep stable nulls require careful control of the relative intensity and phase of the beams that are being combined. We present a novel compensator, the Adaptive Nuller, that corrects the intensity and phase as a function of wavelength from 8 to 12 μm using a deformable mirror. This compensator has been used to produce rejection ratios of 82000 : 1 over a bandwidth of 3.2 μm centered around 10 μm.
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History
Original Manuscript: March 26, 2008
Manuscript Accepted: June 13, 2008
Revised Manuscript: June 9, 2008
Published: July 17, 2008
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Author Affiliations
California Institute of Technology
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