The Astrophysical Journal · 2012 · 10 citations · 0 references
Natural SciencesAstronomyPhysicsAstrometryOptical AstronomyOpticsAdaptive OpticsFourier OpticsInterferometryOptical AberrationsSpace-based AstrometryTelescope OpticsAdaptive Optics AstrometryAdaptive Optics InstrumentationAdaptive Optics SimulationsDiffraction ContrastHigh-precision AstrometryHigh-precision PhotometryPinhole OpticsWavefront Shaping
Non-redundant aperture masking interferometry with adaptive optics (AO) is a powerful technique for high contrast at the diffraction limit with high-precision astrometry and photometry. A limitation to the achievable contrast can be attributed to spatial