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
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