Dispersed fringe tracking with the multi-r(o) apertures of the Grand Interferometre a 2 Telescopes

被引:55
作者
Koechlin, L
Lawson, PR
Mourard, D
Blazit, A
Bonneau, D
Morand, F
Stee, P
TallonBosc, I
Vakili, F
机构
[1] OBSERV LYON, UNITE MIXTE RECH, CNRS 142, F-69561 ST GENIS LAVAL, FRANCE
[2] OBSERV COTE AZUR, DEPT FRESNEL, URA CNRS 1361, F-06460 ST VALLIER DE THIEY, FRANCE
来源
APPLIED OPTICS | 1996年 / 35卷 / 16期
关键词
astronomy; interferometry; fringe tracking;
D O I
10.1364/AO.35.003002
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
A new fringe tracker based on photon-counting detectors and real-time image processing has been implemented on the Grand Interferometre a 2 Telescopes at the Observatoire de la Gate d'Azur. Fringe visibilities have been recorded on P Cygni and other stars across the H alpha emission line with optical path differences stabilized to between 4 and 7 mu m rms (1% of the coherence length). We present our initial results and describe the principle, implementation, and performance of the fringe tracker. (C) 1996 Optical Society of America
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页码:3002 / 3009
页数:8
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