Integrated optics for astronomical interferometry. III. Optical validation of a planar optics two-telescope beam combiner

Applied Optics

Volumn 39, Issue 13, 2000, Pages 2130-2139

  Haguenauer, Pierre ^a,b   Berger, Jean Philippe ^c   Rousselet Perraut, Karine ^a   Kern, Pierre ^a   Malbet, Fabien ^a   Schanen Duport, Isabelle ^c   Benech, Pierre ^c  

^a LABORATOIRE D ASTROPHYSIQUE   (France)

^b Capteurs Syst Optiques de Mesures   (France)

^c Laboratoire d Electromagnètisme   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLASS; INTERFEROMETRY; ION EXCHANGE; OPTICAL TELESCOPES; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SUBSTRATES;

OPTICAL VALIDATIONS;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 0000726191     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.39.002130     Document Type: Article

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