Path length control in a nulling coronagraph with a MEMS deformable mirror and a calibration interferometer.
2008
We report progress on a nulling coronagraph intended for direct imaging of extrasolar planets. White light is suppressed
in an interferometer, and phase errors are measured by a second interferometer. A 1020-pixel MEMS deformable mirror
in the first interferometer adjusts the path length across the pupil. A feedback control system reduces deflections of the
deformable mirror to order of 1 nm rms.
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