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most citedApproaches to lowering the cost of large space telescopes

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astro-ph.IM2026

The Space Coronagraph Optical Bench (SCoOB): 11. Modeling and correction of chromatic aberrations

Kyle Van Gorkom, Ramya M. Anche, Saraswathi Kalyani Subramanian +12

The space coronagraph optical bench (SCoOB) is a high contrast imaging testbed designed to demonstrate starlight suppression techniques at visible wavelengths in a space-like vacuu…

astro-ph.IM2026

The Space Coronagraph Optical Bench (SCoOB): X. Dark zone maintenance

Saraswathi Kalyani Subramanian, Kyle Van Gorkom, Ramya Anche +12

The Space Coronagraph Optical Bench (SCoOB) is a vacuum high contrast imaging testbed designed to demonstrate starlight suppression at optical wavelengths and obtain contrasts bett…

astro-ph.IM2026

Design and modeling of an oblique incidence dichroic mirror for a high contrast imaging system

Joanna Rosenbluth, Ramya Anche, Kyle Van Gorkom +4

The proposed Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) aims to detect and characterize Earth-like planets around Sun-like stars from the ultraviolet to the infrared using high-contrast im…

astro-ph.IM2026

Testing of machine learning wavefront sensing algorithms on the Tiny Observatory for Telescope Optimization (TOTO) testbed

Sanchit Sabhlok, Solvay A. Blomquist, Maggie Y +16

Phase retrieval techniques are utilized to correct low order wavefront aberrations originating from misalignments of the optical system in space based telescope concepts. Tradition…

astro-ph.IM2026

Tiny Observatory for Telescope Optimization (TOTO): testing algorithms for autonomous on-orbit alignment for space-based telescope systems

Solvay A. Blomquist, Sanchit Sabhlok, Hyukmo Kang +11

The Tiny Observatory for Telescope Optimization (TOTO) is an optical testbed designed to evaluate the efficacy of autonomously driven alignment algorithms for space-based telescope…

astro-ph.IM2026

The Lazuli Space Observatory: Architecture & Capabilities

Arpita Roy, Stuart Feldman, Pete Klupar +51

The Lazuli Space Observatory is a 3-meter aperture astronomical facility designed for rapid-response observations and precision astrophysics across visible to near-infrared wavelen…

astro-ph.IM2025

The Space Coronagraph Optical Bench (SCoOB): 8. end-to-end numerical modeling of the testbed to estimate the contrast limits

Ramya M Anche, Kyle Van Gorkom, Kian Milani +9

The space coronagraph optical bench (SCoOB) at the University of Arizona is a high-contrast imaging testbed designed to operate in a vacuum to obtain a contrast better than 1e-8 in…

astro-ph.IM2025

Stray and Scattered Light Considerations in a Non-contiguous Array of Commercial CMOS Sensors in a Space Mission

Maggie Y. Kautz, Douglas Kelly, Heejoo Choi +6

Recent advances in CMOS technology have potential to significantly increase the performance, at low-cost, of an astronomical space telescope. Arrays of sensors in space missions ar…

astro-ph.IM2024

Focus diverse phase retrieval test results on broadband continuous wavefront sensing in space telescope applications

Hyukmo Kang, Kyle Van Gorkom, Meghdoot Biswas +2

Continuous wavefront sensing benefits space observatories in on-orbit optical performance maintenance. To measure the phase of a wavefront, phase retrieval is an attractive techniq…

astro-ph.IM2024

Alignment of three mirror anastigmat telescopes using a multilayered stochastic parallel gradient descent algorithm

Solvay Blomquist, Heejoo Choi, Hyukmo Kang +4

When a telescope doesn't reach a reasonable point spread function on the detector or detectable wavefront quality after initial assembly, a coarse phase alignment on-sky is crucial…

astro-ph.IM2024★ 1 cited

The space coronagraph optical bench (SCoOB): 4. vacuum performance of a high contrast imaging testbed

Kyle Van Gorkom, Ewan S Douglas, Kian Milani +8

The Space Coronagraph Optical Bench (SCoOB) is a high-contrast imaging testbed built to demonstrate starlight suppression techniques at visible wavelengths in a space-like vacuum e…

astro-ph.IM2023★ 3 cited

Hybrid propagation physics for the design and modeling of astronomical observatories: a coronagraphic example

Jaren N. Ashcraft, Ewan S. Douglas, Daewook Kim +1

For diffraction-limited optical systems an accurate physical optics model is necessary to properly evaluate instrument performance. Astronomical observatories outfitted with corona…

astro-ph.IM2023★ 3 cited

Approaches to lowering the cost of large space telescopes

Ewan S Douglas, Greg Aldering, Greg W. Allan +26

New development approaches, including launch vehicles and advances in sensors, computing, and software, have lowered the cost of entry into space, and have enabled a revolution in…

astro-ph.IM2023

Focus diverse phase retrieval testbed development of continuous wavefront sensing for space telescope applications

Hyukmo Kang, Kyle Van Gorkom, Jess Johnson +4

Continuous wavefront sensing on future space telescopes allows relaxation of stability requirements while still allowing on-orbit diffraction-limited optical performance. We consid…

astro-ph.IM2023

Integrated modeling of wavefront sensing and control for space telescopes utilizing active and adaptive optics

Kevin Z. Derby, Kian Milani, Solvay Blomquist +9

Extreme wavefront correction is required for coronagraphs on future space telescopes to reach 1e-8 or better starlight suppression for the direct imaging and characterization of ex…

astro-ph.IM2023★ 2 cited

Poke: An open-source ray-based physical optics platform

Jaren N. Ashcraft, Ewan S. Douglas, Daewook Kim +8

Integrated optical models allow for accurate prediction of the as-built performance of an optical instrument. Optical models are typically composed of a separate ray trace and diff…

astro-ph.IM2023

Polarimetric modeling and assessment of science cases for Giant Magellan Telescope-Polarimeter (GMT-Pol)

Ramya M Anche, Grant Williams, Hill Tailor +5

Polarization observations through the next-generation large telescopes will be invaluable for exploring the magnetic fields and composition of jets in AGN, multi-messenger transien…