Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 55, Issue 11, 111101(2018)

Experimental Investigation of Non-Redundant Aperture Masking Technique in Binary-Star Detection

Yanqiang Wang1,2,3 and Zhen Wu1,2、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1 National Astronomical Observatories/Nanjing Institute of Astronomical Optics & Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210042, China;
  • 2 Key Laboratory of Astronomical Optics & Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210042, China;
  • 3 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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    It is one of the main aims for the most astronomical observations to obtain the diffraction-limited images by the large ground-borne optical telescope. The limited resolution induced by the atmospheric fluctuation can be overcome by the addition of non-redundant aperture masks on the telescope pupils and the closure phase technique. The progress, principle and applications of non-redundant aperture masking technique are reviewed, and the mathematical model for the application of this technique into the binary-star detection is established. The computer simulation and the corresponding experimental investigation are conducted. The research results show that one can obtain the closure phase by processing the interferogram obtained from the non-redundant aperture masking and thus the binary-star contrast ratio and angular separation can be obtained by fitting algorithms.

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    Yanqiang Wang, Zhen Wu. Experimental Investigation of Non-Redundant Aperture Masking Technique in Binary-Star Detection[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2018, 55(11): 111101

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    Paper Information

    Category: Imaging Systems

    Received: Apr. 17, 2018

    Accepted: May. 29, 2018

    Published Online: Aug. 14, 2019

    The Author Email: Wu Zhen (zhenwu@niaot.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP55.111101

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