Very high resolution spectro-interferometry with wavefront sensing capabilities on Subaru/SCExAO using photonics

S. Vievard, K. Ahn, A. Arriola, K. Barjot, N. Cvetojevic, V. Deo, T. Gretzinger, S. Gross, O. Guyon, E. Huby, N. Jovanovic, T. Kotani, S. Lacour, T. Lagadec, M. Lallement, V. Lapeyrere, J. Lozi, F. Marchis, G. Martin, M. A. MartinodB. Norris, G. Perrin, D. Rouan, N. Skaf, P. Tuthill, M. Withford, G. Duchene

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Abstract

Post Extreme Adaptive-Optics (ExAO) spectro-interferometers design allows high contrast imaging with an inner working angle down to half the theoretical angular resolution of the telescope. This regime, out of reach for conventional ExAO imaging systems, is obtained thanks to the interferometric recombination of multiple sub-Apertures of a single telescope, using single mode waveguides to remove speckle noise. The SCExAO platform at the Subaru telescope hosts two instruments with such design, coupled with a spectrograph. The FIRST instrument operates in the Visible (600-800nm, R∼400) and is based on pupil remapping using single-mode fibers. The GLINT instrument works in the NIR (1450-1650nm, R∼160) and is based on nulling interferometry. We present here how these photonic instruments have the unique capability to simultaneously do high contrast imaging and be included in the wavefront sensing architecture of SCExAO.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationTechniques and Instrumentation for Detection of Exoplanets X
EditorsStuart B. Shaklan, Garreth J. Ruane
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Electronic)9781510644847
DOIs
StatePublished - 2021
EventTechniques and Instrumentation for Detection of Exoplanets X 2021 - San Diego, United States
Duration: Aug 1 2021Aug 5 2021

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume11823
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Conference

ConferenceTechniques and Instrumentation for Detection of Exoplanets X 2021
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Diego
Period8/1/218/5/21

Keywords

  • High angular resolution
  • High contrast imaging
  • Interferometry
  • Island effect
  • Photonics
  • Pupil remapping
  • Single-mode fibers
  • Wavefront sensing

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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