Nulling interferometric breadboard using integrated optics beam combiners, preparation to the IRSI/DARWIN mission

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4838, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 690-699

  Haguenauer, Pierre ^a   Barillot, Marc ^a   Kern, Pierre ^c   Schanen Duport, Isabelle ^c   Collomb, Virginie ^c   Labeye, Pierre ^b   Poupinet, Anne ^c   Weber, Valérie ^a   Sodnik, Zoran ^c   Kervella, Pierre ^c  

^a THALES ALENIA SPACE   (France)

^b CEA LETI   (France)

^c NONE

Author keywords

IRSI DARWIN; Nulling interferometry; Planar integrated optics

Indexed keywords

IMAGING TECHNIQUES; INTEGRATED OPTICS; LIGHT EXTINCTION; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; PLANETS;

BEAM COMBINERS;

INTERFEROMETRY;

EID: 0038738124     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.458538     Document Type: Conference Paper

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