Multiplexed Holographic Aperture Masking with liquid-crystal geometric phase masks
arXiv:1808.00751 · doi:10.1117/12.2313547
Abstract
Sparse Aperture Masking (SAM) allows for high-contrast imaging at small inner working angles, however the performance is limited by the small throughput and the number of baselines. We present the concept and first lab results of Holographic Aperture Masking (HAM) with extreme liquid-crystal geometric phase patterns. We multiplex subapertures using holographic techniques to combine the same subaperture in multiple non-redundant PSFs in combination with a non-interferometric reference spot. This way arbitrary subaperture combinations and PSF configurations can be realized, giving HAM more uv-coverage, better throughput and improved calibration as compared to SAM, at the cost of detector space.
arXiv commentPresented at the 2018 SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, Austin, Texas, USA
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