Prototyping FOURIER: the first generation near-infrared science beam combiner at the MROI

D. Mortimer; D. Buscher

doi:10.1117/12.2309932

9 July 2018 Prototyping FOURIER: the first generation near-infrared science beam combiner at the MROI

D. Mortimer, D. Buscher

Proceedings Volume 10701, Optical and Infrared Interferometry and Imaging VI; 107010C (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2309932
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2018, Austin, Texas, United States

Abstract

The Magdalena Ridge Observatory Interferometer (MROI) is currently under construction in New Mexico at an altitude of 3.2 km. When completed it will consist of ten 1.4 m telescopes and will operate at wavelengths from 0.6 to 2.4 μm. Here we present the preliminary design of the Free-space Optical multi-apertUre combineR for IntERferometry (FOURIER), the first generation near infrared science beam combiner at the MROI which is currently under development. The combiner will operate in the J, H and K bands and combine three beams from the currently funded subset of three telescopes. The primary aim of the combiner is to achieve high sensitivity leading to its unique design.

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D. Mortimer and D. Buscher "Prototyping FOURIER: the first generation near-infrared science beam combiner at the MROI", Proc. SPIE 10701, Optical and Infrared Interferometry and Imaging VI, 107010C (9 July 2018); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2309932

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