Optical design of the Terrestrial Planet Finder Coronagraph starlight suppression system

Pantazis Mouroulis; Stuart B. Shaklan

doi:10.1117/12.613794

26 August 2005 Optical design of the Terrestrial Planet Finder Coronagraph starlight suppression system

Proceedings Volume 5874, Current Developments in Lens Design and Optical Engineering VI; 58740J (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.613794
Event: Optics and Photonics 2005, 2005, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

A baseline design for NASA's Terrestrial Planet Finder Coronagraph (TPFC) starlight suppression system (SSS) is described. The design is based on a 8x3.5m elliptical aperture telescope leading to terrestrial planet detection at a minimum angle of ~4λ/D. The design accommodates classical Lyot coronagraph as well as shaped pupil approaches and includes separate optical paths for two polarizations each with its own deformable mirror control. Critical design challenges and trades are described.

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Pantazis Mouroulis and Stuart B. Shaklan "Optical design of the Terrestrial Planet Finder Coronagraph starlight suppression system", Proc. SPIE 5874, Current Developments in Lens Design and Optical Engineering VI, 58740J (26 August 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.613794

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