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21 November 2017 Three-dimensional electric field analysis in a multi-axial beam combiner for nulling interferometry
Julien Spronck, Silvania F. Pereira, Joseph J. M. Braat
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Proceedings Volume 10567, International Conference on Space Optics — ICSO 2006; 105673I (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2308060
Event: International Conference on Space Optics 2006, 2006, Noordwijk, Netherlands
Abstract
We perform a calculation of the vectorial field distribution in the focal plane of a multi-axial beam combiner and show the fundamental limitations with respect to the longitudinal component of the polarization of such a combiner for nulling interferometry.
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Julien Spronck, Silvania F. Pereira, and Joseph J. M. Braat "Three-dimensional electric field analysis in a multi-axial beam combiner for nulling interferometry", Proc. SPIE 10567, International Conference on Space Optics — ICSO 2006, 105673I (21 November 2017); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2308060
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KEYWORDS
Nulling interferometry

Polarization

Interferometers

Beam splitters

Destructive interference

Imaging systems

Planets

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