Abstract
Approximately a quarter of stars are now believed to host potentially habitable exoplanets. Thanks to recent advances in wavefront control and starlight suppression techniques, telescopes and instruments are now being developed to identify and characterize such planets around nearby stars. I will describe these efforts, and show how optical tricks will soon allow search for life in our galactic neighborhood.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Article number | JF1N.1 |
| Journal | Optics InfoBase Conference Papers |
| State | Published - 2016 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | CLEO: Applications and Technology, CLEO AT 2016 - San Jose, United States Duration: Jun 5 2016 → Jun 10 2016 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Mechanics of Materials