Fiber-linked telescope array: description and laboratory tests of a two-channel prototype

1 May 1995

journal article
Published by Optica Publishing Group in Applied Optics

Vol. 34 (13) , 2284-2294
https://doi.org/10.1364/ao.34.002284

Abstract

We present a complete two-telescope version of a fiber-linked coherent array that is meant to be used for mounting on the dish of a radio telescope. This was built with 20-cm amateur telescopes and includes three different servo subsystems for guiding, nulling of the air path difference, and fiber length control. Laboratory tests of the fully integrated system in front of a star simulator are described.

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