Technology challenges for space interferometry: The option of mid-infrared integrated optics

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1975-1982

  Labadie, L ^a,b   Kern, P ^b   Labeye, P ^c   LeCoarer, E ^b   Vigreux Bercovici, C ^d   Pradel, A ^d   Broquin, J E ^e   Kirschner, V ^f  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR ASTRONOMIE   (Germany)

^b LABORATOIRE D ASTROPHYSIQUE   (France)

^c CEA LETI   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTPELLIER   (France)

^e Inst de Microlectron et Photonique   (France)

^f EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Mid infrared instrumentation; Single mode integrated optics; Space based nulling interferometry

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; INFRARED RADIATION; INTERFEROMETRY; PHOTONIC DEVICES; SPACE OPTICS; STARS;

MID INFRARED INSTRUMENTATION; SINGLE MODE INTEGRATED OPTICS; SPACE BASED NULLING INTERFEROMETRY; STARLIGHT CANCELATION;

SPACE RESEARCH;

EID: 43049154407     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2007.07.013     Document Type: Article

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