Wavelength-dependent complex transmission profiles of band-limited coronagraph occulting masks measured in-situ

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6693, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Kern, Brian ^a   Wilson, Daniel W ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Band limited mask; Coronagraph; Terrestrial planet finder

Indexed keywords

PLANETS; WAVELENGTH;

BAND-LIMITED MASK; CORONAGRAPH; TERRESTRIAL PLANET FINDER;

SPACE RESEARCH;

EID: 42149111740     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.733949     Document Type: Conference Paper

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