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Pupil Plane Phase Apodization

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arxiv 1807.11242 v1 pith:XEX4AFDI submitted 2018-07-30 astro-ph.IM

Pupil Plane Phase Apodization

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keywords phaseplaneapodizationpupilachromaticangularapodizingapps
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Phase apodization coronagraphs are implemented in a pupil plane to create a dark hole in the science camera focal plane. They are successfully created as "Apodizing Phase Plates" (APPs) using classical optical manufacturing, and as "vector-APPs" using liquid-crystal patterning with essentially achromatic performance. This type of coronagraph currently delivers excellent broadband contrast ($\sim$10$^{-5}$) at small angular separations (few $\lambda/D$) at ground-based telescopes, owing to their insensitivity to tip/tilt errors.

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