Results on the development of mid-infrared integrated optics for the darwin mission

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5905, Issue , 2005, Pages 1-11

  Labadie, Lucas ^a   Broquin, Jean Emmanuel ^b   Kern, Pierre ^a   Labeye, Pierre ^c   Arezki, Brahim ^a   Schanen Duport, Isabelle ^b   Pradel, Annie ^d   Vigreux Bercovici, Caroline ^d   André, Bernard ^c   Saguet, Pierre ^b  

^a LABORATOIRE D ASTROPHYSIQUE   (France)

^b Institut de Microelectronique   (France)

^c CEA LETI   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

Darwin; Integrated optics; Interferometry; Mid infrared

Indexed keywords

DEMODULATION; INFRARED RADIATION; INTERFEROMETRY; LIGHT POLARIZATION; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PLANETS;

DARWIN; MID-INFRARED; NULLING INTERFEROMETRY; ZINC SELENIDE GLASSES;

INTEGRATED OPTICS;

EID: 29844439158     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.617417     Document Type: Conference Paper

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