Polarization analysis for Terrestrial Planet Finder coronagraph designs

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5555, Issue , 2004, Pages 248-257

  Elias II, Nicholas M ^a   Bates, Robert ^a   Turner Valle, Jennifer ^a  

^a BALL AEROSPACE AND TECHNOLOGIES CORP   (United States)

Author keywords

Optical coronagraph; Optical design; Polarization analysis; Terrestrial Planet Finder

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL CORONAGRAPHS; OPTICAL DESIGNS; POLARIZATION ANALYSIS; TERRESTRIAL PLANET FINDERS;

DIFFRACTION; ELECTRIC FIELDS; IMAGE PROCESSING; LIGHT POLARIZATION; OPACITY; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; SYSTEMS ENGINEERING; VECTORS;

PLANETARY LANDERS;

EID: 10044267376     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.557532     Document Type: Conference Paper

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