Recent progress in mid infrared integrated optics for nulling interferometry

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6268 II, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Labadie, Lucas ^a,b   Abel Tiberini, Laëtitia ^b   LeCoarer, Etienne ^b   Vigreux Bercovici, Caroline ^e   Arezki, Brahim ^b   Barillot, Marc ^g   Broquin, Jean Emmanuel ^c   Delboulbé, Alain ^b   Kern, Pierre ^b   Kirschner, Volker ^f   Labeye, Pierre ^d   Pradel, Annie ^e   Ruilier, Cyril ^g   Saguet, Pierre ^c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR ASTRONOMIE   (Germany)

^b LABORATOIRE D ASTROPHYSIQUE   (France)

^c Institut de Microelectronique   (France)

^d CEA LETI   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTPELLIER   (France)

^f EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

^g THALES ALENIA SPACE   (France)

Author keywords

Exoplanets detection; Infrared instrumentation; Integrated Optics; Nulling Interferometry

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC WAVEGUIDES; INFRARED RADIATION; INTEGRATED OPTICS; INTERFEROMETRY; PLANETS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SPACE RESEARCH; WAVEFRONTS;

EXOPLANETS DETECTION; NULLING INTERFEROMETRY; POLYCHROMATIC EXTINCTIONS; WAVEFRONT MODAL FILTERING;

INFRARED INSTRUMENTS;

EID: 33749241278     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.672847     Document Type: Conference Paper

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