Rotationally shearing interferometer for extra-solar system planet detection
Abstract
A rotationally shearing interferometer is proposed for the detection of a faint planet next to a bright star. The instrument was successfully demonstrated with COTS optical components to test for presence of a planet in a laboratory-simulated solar system. The poor quality of optomechanical components, in particular the crude mount controls, prevented a convincing demonstration which is what we propose here. The system may be used for detection of other, distant, invisible, unknown, and small sources next to the bright source.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Aug 28, 2018
- Source ID
- FA95501810454
Entities
People
- Marija Strojnik
Organizations
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research
- Centro de Investigaciones en Optica
- United States Air Force