TPF interferometer architecture drivers and implementations

IEEE Aerospace Conference Proceedings

Volumn 4, Issue , 2004, Pages 2144-2155

  Serabyn, Gene ^a   Mennesson, Bertrand ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGULAR RESOLUTION; INSTRUMENTAL DESIGN; OPTICAL AXIS; TERRESTRIAL PLANET FINDER (TPF);

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; INFRARED RADIATION; MODULATION; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; PLANETS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SPACE APPLICATIONS; SPACECRAFT; TELESCOPES;

INTERFEROMETERS;

EID: 11244333301     PISSN: 1095323X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/AERO.2004.1368007     Document Type: Conference Paper

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