Improvement of coronagraphy using optimal apodizations

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4860, Issue , 2002, Pages 211-220

  Soummer, R ^a   Aime, C ^a   Ferrari, A ^a   Falloon, P E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE NICE SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Apodization; Coronagraphy; Exoplanet detection; High contast imaging

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE DIFFRACTION; EXTRATERRESTRIAL ATMOSPHERES; LIGHT EXTINCTION; OPTICAL TRANSFER FUNCTION; PLANETS; SOLAR RADIATION; SPACE TELESCOPES;

APODIZATION; CORONAGRAPHY; EXOPLANET DETECTION; HIGH CONTRAST IMAGING;

IMAGING TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0037502859     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.457640     Document Type: Conference Paper

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