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astro-ph.IM2009★ 201 cited
Optical Vectorial Vortex Coronagraphs using Liquid Crystal Polymers: theory, manufacturing and laboratory demonstration
D. Mawet, E. Serabyn, K. Liewer +4
In this paper, after briefly reviewing the theory of vectorial vortices, we describe our technological approach to generating the necessary phase helix, and report results obtained…
astro-ph.IM2009★ 71 cited
Nulling interferometry: impact of exozodiacal clouds on the performance of future life-finding space missions
D. Defrère, O. Absil, R. den Hartog +2
Earth-sized planets around nearby stars are being detected for the first time by ground-based radial velocity and space-based transit surveys. This milestone is opening the path to…