Use of OPD modulation techniques in nulling interferometry

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5491, Issue PART 2, 2004, Pages 851-861

  D'Arcio, L A ^a   Karlsson, A ^a   Gondoin, P ^a  

^a EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bracewell array; DARWIN; GENIE; Nulling interferometry; OPD modulation; Planet detection; TPF

Indexed keywords

ARRAYS; COHERENT LIGHT; FREQUENCIES; INTERFERENCE SUPPRESSION; LIGHT INTERFERENCE; LIGHT MODULATION; ORBITS; PLANETS;

BRACEWELL ARRAY; DARWIN; NULLING INTERFEROMETRY; PLANET DETECTION;

INTERFEROMETRY;

EID: 11144332144     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.551519     Document Type: Conference Paper

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