GLINT: Imaging exoplanets using integrated-photonics
- Resource Type
- Conference
- Authors
- Martinod, M.A.; Norris, B.; Gross, S.; Arriola, A.; Gretzinger, T.; Withford, M.; Lagadec, T.; Tuthill, P.
- Source
- 2020 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim (CLEO-PR) Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim (CLEO-PR), 2020 Conference on. :1-2 Aug, 2020
- Subject
- Components, Circuits, Devices and Systems
Engineered Materials, Dielectrics and Plasmas
Fields, Waves and Electromagnetics
Photonics and Electrooptics
Instruments
- Language
Imaging exoplanets requires high angular resolution and high contrast capability. Nulling interferometry with integrated-photonics technology can address these challenges. This paper presents GLINT, a nulling interferometer based on photonic technologies and its first on-sky results.