This paper presents an optical configuration for a common-path phase-shifting interferometric wavefront sensor. This sensor has a host of attractive features which make it well suited for space-based adaptive optics. First, it is strictly reflective and therefore operates broadband, second it is common mode and therefore does not suffer from systematic errors (like vibration) that are typical in other interferometers, third it is a phase-shifting interferometer and therefore benefits from both the sensitivity of interferometric sensors as well as the noise rejection afforded by synchronous detection. Unlike the Shack-Hartman wavefront sensor, it has nearly uniform sensitivity to all pupil modes. Optical configuration, theory and simulations for such a system will be discussed along with predicted performance.
Common-path interferometric wavefront sensing for space telescopes
01.03.2011
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Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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