Serabyn, E. and Mawet, D. and Wallace, J. K. and Liewer, K. and Trauger, J. and Moody, D. and Kern, B. (2011) Recent Progress in Vector Vortex Coronagraphy. In: UV/Optical/IR Space Telescopes and Instruments: Innovative Technologies and Concepts V. Proceedings of SPIE. No.8146. Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) , Bellingham, WA, Art. No. 81460L. ISBN 978-0-8194-8756-8. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20150526-093241463
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The optical vortex coronagraph has great potential for enabling high-contrast observations very close to bright stars, and thus for reducing the size of space telescopes needed for exoplanet characterization missions. Here we discuss several recent developments in optical vortex coronagraphy. In particular, we describe multi-stage vortex configurations that allow the use of on-axis telescopes for high-contrast coronagraphy, and also enable the direct measurement of the amplitudes and phases of focal plane speckles. We also briefly describe recent laboratory demonstrations of the optical properties of the dual-stage vortex, and of the broadband performance of single stage vortex masks. Indeed, the demonstrated performance of the vector vortex phase masks already in hand, ≈ 10^(-8), is approximately that needed for an initial coronagraphic mission, such as an exoplanet explorer, aimed at detecting exozodiacal light and jovian exoplanets.
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| Additional Information: | © 2011 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE). September 14, 2011. This work was carried out at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), California Institute of Technology (Caltech), under contract with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). | |||||||||
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| Subject Keywords: | vortex, coronagraphy, exoplanets | |||||||||
| Series Name: | Proceedings of SPIE | |||||||||
| Issue or Number: | 8146 | |||||||||
| Record Number: | CaltechAUTHORS:20150526-093241463 | |||||||||
| Persistent URL: | https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20150526-093241463 | |||||||||
| Official Citation: | E. Serabyn ; D. Mawet ; J. K. Wallace ; K. Liewer ; J. Trauger, et al. "Recent progress in vector vortex coronagraphy", Proc. SPIE 8146, UV/Optical/IR Space Telescopes and Instruments: Innovative Technologies and Concepts V, 81460L (September 14, 2011); doi:10.1117/12.895267 | |||||||||
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| Deposited By: | Ruth Sustaita | |||||||||
| Deposited On: | 26 May 2015 19:57 | |||||||||
| Last Modified: | 03 Oct 2019 08:29 |
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