Design, specification, and manufacturing of a PIAACMC for the SPEED testbed

P. Martinez, M. Beaulieu, O. Guyon, L. Abe, C. Gouvret, J. Dejonghe, O. Preis

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Abstract

The Phase-Induced Amplitude Apodization Complex Mask Coronagraph (PIAACMC) is a promising corona- graphic device for direct detection of exoplanets with complex segmented telescope apertures. This concept features the bright idea of generating a pupil apodization by reflection on two mirrors whose wavefront maps are specifically optimized, and a complex focal plane mask. In this paper, we report on the design, specifications, and manufacturing of such a coronagraph for the SPEED facility (Segmented Pupil Experiment for Exoplanet Detection) struggled for deep contrast at small angular separation with complex telescope aperture.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationGround-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VII
EditorsLuc Simard, Luc Simard, Christopher J. Evans, Hideki Takami
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Print)9781510619579
DOIs
StatePublished - 2018
EventGround-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VII 2018 - Austin, United States
Duration: Jun 10 2018Jun 14 2018

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume10702
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Other

OtherGround-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VII 2018
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityAustin
Period6/10/186/14/18

Keywords

  • coronagraphy
  • exoplanets
  • optical design
  • phase-induced amplitude apodization
  • telescopes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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