Holographically corrected telescope for high-bandwidth optical communications

We present a design for an optical data communications receiver-transmitter pair based on the holographic correction of a large diameter, poor-quality, reflecting primary mirror. The telescope has a narrow bandwidth (60 dB) and is scalable to meter-class apertures. We demonstrate the correction of a...

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Veröffentlicht in:Applied Optics 1999-11, Vol.38 (33), p.6833-6835
Hauptverfasser: Andersen, G, Knize, R J
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:We present a design for an optical data communications receiver-transmitter pair based on the holographic correction of a large diameter, poor-quality, reflecting primary mirror. The telescope has a narrow bandwidth (60 dB) and is scalable to meter-class apertures. We demonstrate the correction of a reflector telescope with over 2000 waves of aberration to diffraction-limited operation, capable of handling data transmission rates up to 100 GHz.
ISSN:1559-128X
0003-6935
1539-4522
DOI:10.1364/AO.38.006833