Fiber linked telescope arrays on the ground and in space
Abstract
The use of single-mode optical fibers in telescope arrays, first proposed for a set of free-flying spacecraft, is developed and applied to more modest, shorter range projects. The basic advantage remains a considerable simplification in the control system; the main limitation is spectral range. Two proposals are described: a ground-based array of small optical telescopes supported on a radio dish, and a similar space array. The control system is almost the same in both cases, hence the ground-based array can be considered a test-bench for the space device.
- Publication:
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Optical Interferometry in Space
- Pub Date:
- August 1987
- Bibcode:
- 1987ESASP.273...73C
- Keywords:
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- FIBER OPTICS;
- INTERFEROMETRY;
- SPACE OBSERVATIONS (FROM EARTH);
- SPACEBORNE TELESCOPES;
- SYNTHETIC ARRAYS;
- ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS;
- CONTROL SYSTEMS DESIGN;
- OPTICAL FIBERS;
- RADIO TELESCOPES;
- Optics;
- Fiber Optics;
- Interferometry;
- Space Observations (From Earth);
- Spaceborne Telescopes;
- Synthetic Arrays;
- Atmospheric Optics;
- Control Systems Design;
- Optical Fibers;
- Radio Telescopes