Adaptive Optics Performance Model for Optical Interferometry

Abstract

We argue that adding large apertures with adaptive optics to an optical interferometer improves the performance of the interferometer in two ways: it improves the signal to noise of bright, low-visibility fringes and it also improves the sensitivity of the interferometer. A simple model is presented to support this conclusion.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA477231

Entities

People

  • D. Mozurkewich
  • G. C. Gilbreath
  • S. R. Restaino

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Adaptive Optics
  • Diameters
  • Distortion
  • Frequency
  • Interferometers
  • Interferometry
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Numerical Analysis
  • Optical Interferometers
  • Optics
  • Personal Information Managers
  • Power Spectra
  • Sensitivity
  • Spectra
  • Visibility

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics.
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation