• DocumentCode
    444399
  • Title

    Mask design for the space interferometry mission internal metrology

  • Author

    Marx, David ; Zhao, Feng ; Korechoff, Robert

  • Author_Institution
    Jet Propulsion Lab., Pasadena, CA, USA
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    22-27 May 2005
  • Firstpage
    1174
  • Abstract
    Heterodyne laser interferometers are used to measure the changes in optical path length of the arms of stellar interferometers. Numerical diffraction analysis is used to design masks, constrained by diffraction, crosstalk, and power loss requirements.
  • Keywords
    astronomical techniques; light interferometers; masks; measurement by laser beam; numerical analysis; optical design techniques; optical variables measurement; crosstalk; heterodyne laser interferometer; internal metrology; mask design; numerical diffraction analysis; optical path length measurement; power loss; space interferometry mission; stellar interferometer; Arm; Interferometers; Laser transitions; Length measurement; Metrology; Optical crosstalk; Optical diffraction; Optical interferometry; Optical mixing; Space missions;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-796-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/QELS.2005.1549069
  • Filename
    1549069