Holographic correction and phasing of large sparse-array telescopes Export

@article{citeulike:6081615, abstract = {I have constructed a 1-m-diameter telescope using separate, low-quality spherical primary mirror segments. A single hologram of the mirrors is used to correct the random surface distortions as well as spherical aberration, while simultaneously phasing the individual apertures together. I present experimental results of the removal of an error of thousands of waves to produce a diffraction-limited instrument operating over a narrow bandwidth. This technique promises to have many benefits in future space-based telescopes for imaging, lidar, and optical communications.}, author = {Andersen, Geoff}, citeulike-article-id = {6081615}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.44.001355}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.opticsinfobase.org/abstract.cfm?id=82833}, day = {10}, doi = {10.1364/AO.44.001355}, journal = {Appl. Opt.}, keywords = {correction, holographic, telescope}, month = {March}, number = {8}, pages = {1355--1359}, posted-at = {2009-11-06 22:17:56}, priority = {2}, publisher = {OSA}, title = {Holographic correction and phasing of large sparse-array telescopes}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.44.001355}, volume = {44}, year = {2005} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:6081615 L3 - citeulike-article-id:6081615 N2 - I have constructed a 1-m-diameter telescope using separate, low-quality spherical primary mirror segments. A single hologram of the mirrors is used to correct the random surface distortions as well as spherical aberration, while simultaneously phasing the individual apertures together. I present experimental results of the removal of an error of thousands of waves to produce a diffraction-limited instrument operating over a narrow bandwidth. This technique promises to have many benefits in future space-based telescopes for imaging, lidar, and optical communications. IS - 8 JF - Appl. Opt. EP - 1359 TI - Holographic correction and phasing of large sparse-array telescopes PB - OSA VL - 44 SP - 1355 KW - correction KW - holographic KW - telescope AU - Andersen, Geoff PY - 2005/03/10/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.44.001355 ER -