Laboratory demonstration of an all-fiber-based focal plane nulling interferometer
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| author | Diaz, Jordan Jensen-Clem, Rebecca Dillon, Daren Hinz, Philip M. DeMartino, Matthew C. Bundy, Kevin Eikenberry, Stephen Delfyett, Peter Amezcua-Correa, Rodrigo |
| author_facet | Diaz, Jordan Jensen-Clem, Rebecca Dillon, Daren Hinz, Philip M. DeMartino, Matthew C. Bundy, Kevin Eikenberry, Stephen Delfyett, Peter Amezcua-Correa, Rodrigo |
| contents | Starlight suppression techniques for High-Contrast Imaging (HCI) are crucial to achieving the demanding contrast ratios and inner working angles required for detecting and characterizing exoplanets with a wide range of masses and separations. The advent of photonic technologies provides new opportunities to control the amplitude and phase characteristics of light, with the potential to enhance and control starlight suppression. Here, we present a focal plane optical-fiber-based nulling interferometer working with commercially available components for amplitude and phase modulation. The instrument implements single-mode fiber-coupled elements: a MEMS variable optical attenuator (VOA) matches the on-axis and off-axis starlight amplitude, while a piezoelectric-driven fiber stretcher modifies the optical path difference between the channels to achieve the $π$ phase shift condition for destructive interference. We show preliminary lab results using a narrowband light source working at 632 nm and discuss future opportunities for testing on-sky with the Astrophotonics Advancement Platform at Lick Observatory (APALO) at the Shane 3-m Telescope. |
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| spellingShingle | Laboratory demonstration of an all-fiber-based focal plane nulling interferometer Diaz, Jordan Jensen-Clem, Rebecca Dillon, Daren Hinz, Philip M. DeMartino, Matthew C. Bundy, Kevin Eikenberry, Stephen Delfyett, Peter Amezcua-Correa, Rodrigo Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics Starlight suppression techniques for High-Contrast Imaging (HCI) are crucial to achieving the demanding contrast ratios and inner working angles required for detecting and characterizing exoplanets with a wide range of masses and separations. The advent of photonic technologies provides new opportunities to control the amplitude and phase characteristics of light, with the potential to enhance and control starlight suppression. Here, we present a focal plane optical-fiber-based nulling interferometer working with commercially available components for amplitude and phase modulation. The instrument implements single-mode fiber-coupled elements: a MEMS variable optical attenuator (VOA) matches the on-axis and off-axis starlight amplitude, while a piezoelectric-driven fiber stretcher modifies the optical path difference between the channels to achieve the $π$ phase shift condition for destructive interference. We show preliminary lab results using a narrowband light source working at 632 nm and discuss future opportunities for testing on-sky with the Astrophotonics Advancement Platform at Lick Observatory (APALO) at the Shane 3-m Telescope. |
| title | Laboratory demonstration of an all-fiber-based focal plane nulling interferometer |
| topic | Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.07230 |