A laboratory interferometer simulator for integrated optics combiners qualification

Laurent Jocou; Myriam Benisty; Jean-Philippe Berger; Etienne P. LeCoarer; Pierre Haguenauer; Pierre Y. Kern; Karine Rousselet-Perraut; Fabien Malbet

doi:10.1117/12.551308

20 October 2004 A laboratory interferometer simulator for integrated optics combiners qualification

Laurent Jocou, Myriam Benisty, Jean-Philippe Berger, Etienne P. LeCoarer, Pierre Haguenauer, Pierre Y. Kern, Karine Rousselet-Perraut, Fabien Malbet

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Proceedings Volume 5491, New Frontiers in Stellar Interferometry; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.551308
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2004, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Abstract

We present a laboratotry interferometer simulator specifically designed to characterize prototype integrated optics combiners. In the current configuration it allows to simulate a complex object made of luminous points and observe it with a reconfigurable array made of three telescopes. We used a three-way integrated optics similar to the one used at IOTA to combine the beams. We describe it in detail and present first validation measurements and the first measurements of a binary star. This work paves the way for an up-to eight telescope simulator capable of simulating the VLTI and the VITRUV focal instrument.

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Laurent Jocou, Myriam Benisty, Jean-Philippe Berger, Etienne P. LeCoarer, Pierre Haguenauer, Pierre Y. Kern, Karine Rousselet-Perraut, and Fabien Malbet "A laboratory interferometer simulator for integrated optics combiners qualification", Proc. SPIE 5491, New Frontiers in Stellar Interferometry, (20 October 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.551308

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