Dynamic Pupil Masking for Phasing Telescope Mirror Segments

TBMG-1584

04/01/2006

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A method that would notably include dynamic pupil masking has been proposed as an enhanced version of a prior method of phasing the segments of a primary telescope mirror. The method would apply, more specifically, to a primary telescope mirror that comprises multiple segments mounted on actuators that can be used to tilt the segments and translate them along the nominal optical axis to affect wavefront control in increments as fine as a fraction of a wavelength of light. An apparatus (see figure) for implementing the proposed method would be denoted a dispersedfringe- sensor phasing camera system (DPCS).

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"Dynamic Pupil Masking for Phasing Telescope Mirror Segments," Mobility Engineering, April 1, 2006.
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Apr 1, 2006
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TBMG-1584
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English