Practical beam transport for PFI
2016
The Planet Formation Imager (PFI) is a future kilometric-baseline infrared interferometer to image the complex physical
processes of planet formation. Technologies that could be used to transport starlight to a central beam-combining laboratory
in PFI include free-space propagation in air or vacuum, and optical fibres. This paper addresses the design and cost issues
associated with free-space propagation in vacuum pipes. The signal losses due to diffraction over long differential paths are
evaluated, and conceptual beam transport designs employing pupil management to ameliorate these losses are presented
and discussed.
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