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27 August 2022 Research on the high-precision simulation method of spatial distributed synthetic aperture optical interference system
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In this paper, facing the high-contrast, high-resolution and high-sensitivity technical difficulties that need to be solvedfordirect detection of habitable exoplanets, we research on the high-precision simulation method of spatial distributedsynthetic aperture optical interference system, which is one of the main ways to achieve this detection goal, by ZEMAXsoftware. We have built the simulation model of optical system for Michelson-type synthetic aperture telescope. It isverified from the principle and simulation analysis in ZEMAX software that the simulation precision of the optical system can achieve a high-contrast better than 10-7, and the simulation results of the distribution and variationof theinterference fringes are correct. Finally, we analyze the influence of factors such as band width and optical systemerroron the key index of the fringe visibility. The research in this paper can provide the necessary foundationfor theparameter decomposition and optimization design of the future spatial distributed synthetic aperture optical interferencesystem in habitable exoplanets.
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Qin Lin, Yuedong Fang, Jilin Liu, Yue Zhu, Lei Zhang, Baorui Luo, Mengxu Li, Ling Li, and Zhuoxi Huo "Research on the high-precision simulation method of spatial distributed synthetic aperture optical interference system", Proc. SPIE 12180, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2022: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave, 121803K (27 August 2022); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2628657
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KEYWORDS
Telescopes

Zemax

Point spread functions

Fringe analysis

Error analysis

Wavefronts

Device simulation

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