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5 July 2000 Second-order phase theory in multiple-aperture systems
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We establish the groundwork for a phase theory applicable to multiple-aperture systems. We examine the phase behavior of a reference system with rotational symmetry, and then examine the phase behavior of a system with only a single plane of symmetry assumed. A comparison of the two systems leads to the mathematical conditions for which one branch of a multiple-aperture system has ideal behavior.
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Erin M. Sabatke and Jose M. Sasian "Second-order phase theory in multiple-aperture systems", Proc. SPIE 4006, Interferometry in Optical Astronomy, (5 July 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.390189
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KEYWORDS
Wavefronts

Telescopes

Aberration theory

Optical design

Optical instrument design

Phased array optics

Adaptive optics

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