Beam combination schemes and technologies for the Planet Formation Imager

Stefano Minardi; Sylvestre Lacour; Jean-Philippe Berger; Lucas Labadie; Robert R. Thomson; Chris Haniff; Michael Ireland

doi:10.1117/12.2232656

4 August 2016 Beam combination schemes and technologies for the Planet Formation Imager

Stefano Minardi, Sylvestre Lacour, Jean-Philippe Berger, Lucas Labadie, Robert R. Thomson, Chris Haniff, Michael Ireland

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Proceedings Volume 9907, Optical and Infrared Interferometry and Imaging V; 99071N (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232656
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2016, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Abstract

The Planet Formation Imager initiative aims at developing the next generation large scale facility for imaging astronomical optical interferometry operating in the mid-infrared. Here we report on the progress of the Planet Formation Imager Technical Working Group on the beam-combination instruments. We will discuss various available options for the science and fringe-tracker beam combination instruments, ranging from direct imaging, to non-redundant fiber arrays, to integrated optics solutions. Besides considering basic characteristics of the schemes, we will investigate the maturity of the available technological platforms at near- and mid-infrared wavelengths.

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Stefano Minardi, Sylvestre Lacour, Jean-Philippe Berger, Lucas Labadie, Robert R. Thomson, Chris Haniff, and Michael Ireland "Beam combination schemes and technologies for the Planet Formation Imager", Proc. SPIE 9907, Optical and Infrared Interferometry and Imaging V, 99071N (4 August 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232656

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