3 papers
astro-ph.IM2026
The Photonic Lantern Nuller: from concept to laboratory and on-sky demonstrations
Yinzi Xin, Nemanja Jovanovic, Dimitri Mawet +18
This thesis work presents the conceptual design and experimental characterization of the Photonic Lantern Nuller instrument, which uses a multimode-to-single-mode demultiplexing wa…
astro-ph.IM2025
Analysis of Angular-Differential Post-Processing Algorithms for Exoplanet Direct Detection with a Photonic Lantern Nuller
Suvinay Goyal, Yinzi Xin, Nemanja Jovanovic +2
Exoplanet research is essential for understanding planetary formation and the potential for life beyond our solar system. The direct imaging method captures exoplanet light while m…
astro-ph.IM2025
Implicit Electric Field Conjugation with the Photonic Lantern Nuller
Yinzi Xin, Daniel Echeverri, Nemanja Jovanovic +12
The Photonic Lantern Nuller (PLN) is an instrument concept designed to characterize exoplanets within a single beam-width from its host star. The PLN leverages the spatial symmetry…