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Principle of a coaxial Achromatic Interfero Coronagraph

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 October 2004

J. Gay
Affiliation:
Dept. Gemini, Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur, BP. 4229, 06304 Nice Cedex 4, France
F. Fressin
Affiliation:
Dept. Gemini, Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur, BP. 4229, 06304 Nice Cedex 4, France
J.-P. Rivet
Affiliation:
Dept. Cassiopée, Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur, BP. 4229, 06304 Nice Cedex 4, France
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Abstract

We describe here the principle of a new type of coronagraph, based on the incident flux division with pupil reversal and phase shift on one beam, then recombination with destructive interferences at the center orf the field. This concept of nulling has already been used in the Interferometrical Achromatic Interfero-Coronagraph (AIC, Gay & Rabbia 1996), which lies on a Michelson interferometer interferometry which does not allow an easy insertion in the focal facility of a telescope. The variant under consideration has a completely coaxial design with an original and very compact optical combination. It is based upon two coaxial thick lenses in the same medium, stuck one to each other with a very narrow gap in between and a proper coating of the interfaces. The very geometry of the device ensures moreover the permanent and rigorous cophasing of the interferometer. The optical combination which fulfills this problem is unique and presents a range of properties which ease its insertion in the focal instrumentation of existing telescopes or next generation ones.

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Research Article
Copyright
© EAS, EDP Sciences, 2004

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