Three years of harvest with the vector vortex coronagraph in the thermal infrared

Olivier Absil; Dimitri Mawet; Mikael Karlsson; Brunella Carlomagno; Valentin Christiaens; Denis Defrère; Christian Delacroix; Bruno Femenía Castella; Pontus Forsberg; Julien Girard; Carlos A. Gómez González; Serge Habraken; Philip M. Hinz; Elsa Huby; Aïssa Jolivet; Keith Matthews; Julien Milli; Gilles Orban De Xivry; Eric Pantin; Pierre Piron; Maddalena Reggiani; Garreth J. Ruane; Gene Serabyn; Jean Surdej; Konrad R.W. Tristram; Ernesto Vargas Catalán; Olivier Wertz; Peter Wizinowich

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Three years of harvest with the vector vortex coronagraph in the thermal infrared

Olivier Absil, Dimitri Mawet, Mikael Karlsson, Brunella Carlomagno, Valentin Christiaens, Denis Defrère, Christian Delacroix, Bruno Femenía Castella, Pontus Forsberg, Julien Girard, Carlos A. Gómez González, Serge Habraken, Philip M. Hinz, Elsa Huby, Aïssa Jolivet, Keith Matthews, Julien Milli, Gilles Orban De Xivry, Eric Pantin, Pierre PironMaddalena Reggiani, Garreth J. Ruane, Gene Serabyn, Jean Surdej, Konrad R.W. Tristram, Ernesto Vargas Catalán, Olivier Wertz, Peter Wizinowich

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Abstract

For several years, we have been developing vortex phase masks based on sub-wavelength gratings, known as Annular Groove Phase Masks. Etched onto diamond substrates, these AGPMs are currently designed to be used in the thermal infrared (ranging from 3 to 13 μm). Our AGPMs were first installed on VLT/NACO and VLT/VISIR in 2012, followed by LBT/LMIRCam in 2013 and Keck/NIRC2 in 2015. In this paper, we review the development, commissioning, on-sky performance, and early scientific results of these new coronagraphic modes and report on the lessons learned. We conclude with perspectives for future developments and applications.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Subtitle of host publication	Ground-Based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VI; Edinburgh; United Kingdom; 26 June 2016 through 30 June 2016; Code 125197
Editors	Christopher J Evans, Luc Simard, Hideki Takami
Place of Publication	Bellingham WA USA
Publisher	SPIE - International Society for Optical Engineering
Number of pages	14
Volume	9908
ISBN (Electronic)	9781510601963
ISBN (Print)	9781510601956
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233289
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2016
Externally published	Yes
Event	Ground-Based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy 2016 - Edinburgh, United Kingdom Duration: 26 Jun 2016 → 1 Jul 2016 Conference number: 6th http://spie.org/Publications/Proceedings/Volume/9908 (Proceedings )

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Name	Proceedings of SPIE
Publisher	SPIE
Volume	9908
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)	1996-756X

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Conference	Ground-Based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy 2016
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Edinburgh
Period	26/06/16 → 1/07/16
Other	Ground-Based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VI
Internet address	http://spie.org/Publications/Proceedings/Volume/9908 (Proceedings )

Keywords

Coronagraphy
High contrast imaging
Thermal infrared
Vortex phase mask

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Absil, O., Mawet, D., Karlsson, M., Carlomagno, B., Christiaens, V., Defrère, D., Delacroix, C., Femenía Castella, B., Forsberg, P., Girard, J., Gómez González, C. A., Habraken, S., Hinz, P. M., Huby, E., Jolivet, A., Matthews, K., Milli, J., Orban De Xivry, G., Pantin, E., ... Wizinowich, P. (2016). Three years of harvest with the vector vortex coronagraph in the thermal infrared. In C. J. Evans, L. Simard, & H. Takami (Eds.), Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering: Ground-Based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VI; Edinburgh; United Kingdom; 26 June 2016 through 30 June 2016; Code 125197 (Vol. 9908). Article 99080Q (Proceedings of SPIE; Vol. 9908). SPIE - International Society for Optical Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233289

Absil, Olivier ; Mawet, Dimitri ; Karlsson, Mikael et al. / Three years of harvest with the vector vortex coronagraph in the thermal infrared. Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering: Ground-Based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VI; Edinburgh; United Kingdom; 26 June 2016 through 30 June 2016; Code 125197. editor / Christopher J Evans ; Luc Simard ; Hideki Takami. Vol. 9908 Bellingham WA USA : SPIE - International Society for Optical Engineering, 2016. (Proceedings of SPIE).

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Three years of harvest with the vector vortex coronagraph in the thermal infrared. / Absil, Olivier; Mawet, Dimitri; Karlsson, Mikael et al.
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering: Ground-Based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VI; Edinburgh; United Kingdom; 26 June 2016 through 30 June 2016; Code 125197. ed. / Christopher J Evans; Luc Simard; Hideki Takami. Vol. 9908 Bellingham WA USA: SPIE - International Society for Optical Engineering, 2016. 99080Q (Proceedings of SPIE; Vol. 9908).

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Absil O, Mawet D, Karlsson M, Carlomagno B, Christiaens V, Defrère D et al. Three years of harvest with the vector vortex coronagraph in the thermal infrared. In Evans CJ, Simard L, Takami H, editors, Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering: Ground-Based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VI; Edinburgh; United Kingdom; 26 June 2016 through 30 June 2016; Code 125197. Vol. 9908. Bellingham WA USA: SPIE - International Society for Optical Engineering. 2016. 99080Q. (Proceedings of SPIE). doi: 10.1117/12.2233289

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